Psychopathology Recap

Which of the following is NOT an emotional characteristic of OCD?

• Anxiety

• Low mood

• Guilt

• Compulsions

People with a diagnosis of OCD are UNLIKELY to experience which of these cognitions?

• Obsessive thoughts

• Rational thoughts

• Cognitive coping strategies

• Good insight into their OCD

Which of these is a behavioural characteristic of phobias?

• Fear

• Avoidance

• Anxiety

• Aggression

Which of these is a cognitive characteristic of phobias?

• Selective attention

• Delusions

• Avoidance

• Endurance

Which of these people is failing to function adequately?

• Someone who cannot hold down a job

• Someone with an alternative lifestyle

• Someone who has a fairly happy relationship

• Someone living in a small house

The two-process model of phobias involves

• Classical conditioning only

• Operant conditioning only

• Social learning only

• Classical and operant conditioning

Which of the following is not normally part of systematic desensitisation?

• Learning relaxation techniques

• Constructing an anxiety hierarchy

• Immediate exposure to the phobic stimulus

• Gradually increasing exposure to the phobic stimulus

Which of the following applies to systematic desensitisation?

• It has very limited application

• It is unsuitable for patients with learning disabilities

• It has a high drop out rate

• It is acceptable to most patients

Systematic desensitisation is based on the principle that it is impossible to be afraid and relaxed at the same time. This concept of one emotion preventing the other is known as _______________ _________________ (2 words)

If flooding and systematic desensitisation are effective then the patient learns that the phobic stimulus is harmless i.e. they unlearn their response of fear to the phobic stimulus. This unlearning is known as ______________