PSYC 3140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Thought Suppression, Trichotillomania, Stage Fright
15 Mar 2018
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Fear of specific object or situation ex public speaking, elevators, animals. etc. Types : animal type, natural/environmental, blood injection, situational type, other. Fear of social situations : performance anxiety and interpersonal interactions. Rooted in fear of negative evaluations by others. Most common fears- speaking in public, dealing with authority, using public washrooms. Persistent, excessive, unrealistic fear of a specific object or situation. Presence of obsessions or compulsions or both. Ocd and related disorders: hoarding d/o, trichotillomania/hair-pull d/o, excoriation (skin-picking) d/o, body dismorphic d/o. Repetitive behaviours, rituals (eg hand washing, checking) Individual often attempts to reduce performing the compulsion. Considered by the person to be senseless or irrational. Obessions are unwelcome - come out of the blue. Person realized their unreasonable nature (not delusional) Themes of usually unacceptable such as : sex, violence, contaminations. Despite attempts to stop, they are unable to stop this practice.
