Amira has a severe phobia of elevators. When she is near one, she experiences intense feelings of anxiety and dread. She also constantly focuses all her attention on the elevator doors and is convinced that the lift will malfunction and plunge to the ground.
Outline one emotional and one cognitive characteristic of phobias, making reference to Amira.
Practise AQA A Level Psychology Characteristics of phobias, depression and OCD with exam-style questions for A Level Psychology. 46 questions, matched to the AQA A Level Psychology (7182) specification and written in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.
