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Ch 13 keynote_for_kids_phobias
The document discusses phobias as a type of anxiety disorder. It defines anxiety as apprehension or dread in response to an unclear threat. A phobia is an excessive, irrational fear that causes distress. It is caused by biological factors like an overactive stress response and dysfunctional GABA system, as well as psychological factors such as unresolved conflicts and learning processes. Treatment involves cognitive behavioral therapy which uses techniques like systematic desensitization through graduated exposure or flooding to help change thoughts and behaviors associated with the phobia.
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- 3. Ch 13 PHOBIAS •Anxiety •afeeling of apprehension, dread or uneasiness in response to an unclear or ambiguous threat.
- 4. Ch 13 PHOBIAS •Anxiety •afeeling of apprehension, dread or uneasiness in response to an unclear or ambiguous threat. •An anxiety disorder
- 5. Ch 13 PHOBIAS •Anxiety •afeeling of apprehension, dread or uneasiness in response to an unclear or ambiguous threat. •An anxiety disorder •involves feelings of extreme anxiety, with physical and psychological symptoms, that prevents a sufferer from normal functioning (leads to an unrealistic, recurring and intrusive fear, avoidance behaviour and pervasive feelings of stress).
- 6. Ch 13 PHOBIAS •Anxiety •afeeling of apprehension, dread or uneasiness in response to an unclear or ambiguous threat. •An anxiety disorder •involves feelings of extreme anxiety, with physical and psychological symptoms, that prevents a sufferer from normal functioning (leads to an unrealistic, recurring and intrusive fear, avoidance behaviour and pervasive feelings of stress). •an example is a phobia
- 7. Ch 13 PHOBIAS •Anxiety •afeeling of apprehension, dread or uneasiness in response to an unclear or ambiguous threat. •An anxiety disorder •involves feelings of extreme anxiety, with physical and psychological symptoms, that prevents a sufferer from normal functioning (leads to an unrealistic, recurring and intrusive fear, avoidance behaviour and pervasive feelings of stress). •an example is a phobia •a phobia is an excessive or unreasonable fear directed towards an object, situation or event that causes significant distress
- 8. Ch 13 PHOBIAS •Anxiety •afeeling of apprehension, dread or uneasiness in response to an unclear or ambiguous threat. •An anxiety disorder •involves feelings of extreme anxiety, with physical and psychological symptoms, that prevents a sufferer from normal functioning (leads to an unrealistic, recurring and intrusive fear, avoidance behaviour and pervasive feelings of stress). •an example is a phobia •a phobia is an excessive or unreasonable fear directed towards an object, situation or event that causes significant distress •example of a specific phobia: agoraphobia(fear of open or public spaces), xenophobia (fear of foreigners), claustrophobia (fear of enclosed spaces).
- 9. biological contributing factors • role of the stress response: activates sympathetic NS (fight- flight response)which leads to increased heart rate, blood pressure and respiration plus feelings of apprehension and worry (psychological response); becomes a problem when absence of real threat as in phobia • role of the GABA neurotransmitter; • inhibiting (inhibits ‘firing’) effect; calms the body; GABA activates its receptors in the synapse; they become inhibited; thus calming the stress response (eg HR, BP RESP)! not excitatory like adrenaline and glutamate • dysfunctional GABA system causes phobic anxiety; benzodiazepines; a drug used to calm down the body like GABA eg Valium, Rohypnol; cause drowsiness but are addictive • alcohol has an inhibitory effect; it binds to GABA receptors; a calming effect; substance abuse and problems still there!!!
- 10. psychological contributing factors • psychodynamic model: • unresolved psychological conflict (unconscious); • Freud believed anxiety (a phobia) is the surfacing of these unresolved conflicts from our unconscious to conscious mind! • Repression is a defence mechanism helps eliminate the anxiety-causing (phobic) thought. • behavioural model: phobias are learnt by CC (conditioned fear Little Albert), OC (rewards, punishment) and OL (vicariously) • cognitive model: attentional bias, memory bias, interpretive bias, catastrophic thinking
- 11. socio-cultural contributing factors •specific environmental triggers eg dogs • parental modelling eg parental reaction • transmission of threat information eg from parents, teachers media
- 12. biopsychosocial framework • biological, psychological and socio-cultural combine and interact to understand the disorder and its management • biological factors eg ANS’s response to a ‘threat’, genes, • psychological factors eg unresolved unconscious conflict, and • social factors eg communication with parents; interact with each other and can result in an anxiety disorder like a phobia
- 13. psychological management ofspecific phobias • cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT): • applies learning principles eg CC and OC, to change thought processes (cognitive) and human behaviour, especially maladaptive behaviour • systematic desensitisation: • graduated exposure; teaches sufferers to link feared stimulus with relaxation and feelings of being calm • flooding: • exposes person to the real feared stimulus all at once, usually
- 14. What is anxiety? Whatis a phobia? What is the role of the stress response? What is the role of GABA? What is the psychodynamic model for phobias? What is the behavioural model for phobias? What is the cognitive model for phobias? How does parental modelling affect developing a phobia? What is the role of CBT, graduated exposure and flooding in the treatment of phobias?