Phobias (AQA A Level Psychology)

Topic Questions

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Max has a phobia of the sea. On a family holiday as a child, he was carried away by the tide and had to be rescued by a lifeguard. Now he has a family of his own, Max refuses to go on beach holidays.

Discuss the two-process model of phobias. Refer to Max’s phobia of the sea in your  answer.

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One explanation for phobias, including agoraphobia, is the two-process model.

Outline one limitation of the two-process model.

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Outline one or more ways in which behaviourists treat phobias.

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