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Developing Specific Phobia (Biological Factors (Long term potentiation…
Developing Specific Phobia
Biological Factors
The role of the stress response
Long term potentiation
Associating fear with a stimulus then the amygdala adds the emotional content. The synaptic connection is strengthened the more an individual is exposed to it
GABA Dysfunction
GABA is an inhibitory neurotransmitter that slows the body therefore naturally low levels of GABA may result in an individuals inability to regulate anxiety which increases the chance of a phobia
Psychological Factors
Behavioural Modal
Proposes that phobic anxiety could be the result of learning
Classical conditioning then strengthened by operant conditioning by avoiding stressor
Cognitive Modal
A psychological perspective that is interested in investigating internal mental processes, thoughts and memories and their influence on behaviour
Memory Bias
A type of error in thinking that may either enhance or impair the recall of memory, or it may alter the content of what we report remembering
Catastrophic thinking
Occurs when an individual repeatedly overestimates the potential dangers and assumes the worst of an object or event
Cognitive Bias
A type of error in thinking that occurs when people are interpreting information
Social Factors
Specific environmental triggers
According to the social learning theory that proposes that behaviour is learnt from the environment through the process of observational learning
Stigma around seeking treatment
An intense, irrational fear and avoidance of a particular object, activity or situation
Produces symptoms e.g nausea, vomiting, shaking, fainting, uncontrollable sweating, increased heart rate and hot flushes