The role of The Affective and Emotional Composite Temperament (AFECT) model in predicting the symptoms Specific Phobic Disorder (SPD) in students

Specific phobic disorder is defined as an extreme or irrational fear that consistently persists and dependent on the presence of a specific object or situation. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of The Affective and Emotional Composite Temperament (AFECT) model in predicting the symptoms of Specific phobia. 400 students of Azerbaijan Shahid Madani University selected by purposive sampling method. They completed the AFECT inventory & the fear survey schedule scale- I I I. Results indicated that emotional dimensions (coping, volition, sensitivity & fear) and affective temperaments (anxious, apathetic, cyclothymic, volatile & hyperthymic) of AFECT model were significantly associated with symptoms of specific phobia. The emotional dimensions (sensitivity and fear) and affective temperaments (anxious and hyperthymic) could predict symptoms of specific phobia. The results indicated that AFECT model as an explorative model, could predict the psychopathological changes in specific phobic disorder. Affective and Emotional Composite Temperament , Affective Temperament, Emotional Temperament , Specific Phobic Disorder,