Nadia is discussing her intense phobia of heights with her therapist.
“I am completely terrified of being in high places. Whenever I walk near a balcony, I freeze on the spot and feel totally paralyzed until someone leads me away. I used to love dining at the rooftop restaurant in the town centre, but now I refuse to go there under any circumstances. Even just looking at a video of a glass elevator on my phone makes me scream and run out of the room.”
Give two behavioural characteristics of phobias that would be seen in someone who has a phobia of heights. Refer to Nadia in your answer.
46 exam-style questions on AQA A Level Psychology Characteristics of phobias, depression and OCD. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.