misinterpretation of this triggers the fear response
What is schema
100
This group tends to score lower on standardized measures of anxiety
Who are African Americans
100
what hormone is activated when a possible threat occurs, and then passes when the threat leaves
What is adrenaline
100
phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder, panic disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder are all types of this disorder
What is anxiety disorder
100
this is the most effective type of therapy
What is systematic desensitization
200
The relationship almost impossible to obtain concerning phobias
What is cause-effect
200
Phobias may be passed down from generation to generation due to these factors
What is inter-generational factors
200
Anxiety reactions are the based on this
What is fight or flight
200
this gender makes up a large part of people with anxiety disorder
What is women
200
difficult to predict how long treatment will take is a con of what type of therapy
What is group therapy
300
These are employed to remove person from the fear situation
What are avoidance strategies
300
Phobic symptoms were more present among this group
What is males, those in the school for mechanics, those who had not graduated from high school, those not in a romantic relationship and those with fewer than two good friends
300
phobias were shared by this type of twin more often than non-identical twins
What is identical
300
affective (related to mood/emotion), behavioral, cognitive ,somatic (related to the body) are all symptoms of this
What is a phobia
300
this treatment is the most immediately effective one
What is in vivo exposure
400
people who can do this show a smaller physiological reaction than those who can't.
What is turn off unpleasant stimuli
400
It is best to look at phobias in this way
What is holistic
400
it is easier to create the fear for these items
What is prepared
400
Symptoms usually begin at what age
What is 7
400
These are the two most successful treatments
What are behavioral and cognitive
500
The study lists a number of cognitive factors that are associated with anxiety and phobia
What is Armfield
500
This study investigated the prevalence of specific phobias among 850 Israeli youths of both genders recruited into schools for military medicine or mechanics
What is Iancu etal
500
increased levels of this hormone enhance the acquisition of new fears and that phobic individuals do tend to have elevated levels of this hormone
What is adrenocorticotropic hormone
500
phobias are more likely to be diagnosed depending on what
What is frequency of encounter with phobia
500
this study found that systematic desensitization is good at reducing anxiety levels, but no so good at reducing avoidance behaviors