Characteristics of phobias, depression & OCD

Which two of the following are emotional characteristics of obsessive-compulsive disorder?

Shade two boxes only.

A Hypervigilance

B Insight into excessive anxiety

C Low mood

D Obsessive thoughts

E Self-loathing

Identify two behavioural characteristics of depression.

Outline two cognitive characteristics of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Outline two behavioural characteristics of depression.

You may do your working in the blank space around each question but this will not be marked. Do not use additional sheets for this working.

A researcher studying depression wanted to see whether or not there was a relationship between level of self-esteem and negative schema score. She constructed two questionnaires and asked ten people who had been diagnosed with depression to complete them.

One questionnaire measured the participant’s level of self-esteem. A low score (out of 50) indicated low self-esteem.

The other questionnaire measured whether the participant showed evidence of negative schema. A low score (out of 50) indicated evidence of negative schema. The two sets of results for each participant are shown in the table below.

Table 1 Self-esteem score and negative schema score for each patient

Is negative schema score best described as measuring a cognitive, emotional or behavioural characteristic of depression? Shade one box only.

Which two of the following are cognitive characteristics of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)? Choose two from the options A, B, C, D and E.