phobia ; what are you afraid of ?
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PHOBIA
What are you afraid of??
What Is Phobia ??
Hey, do you know what is
phobia??
PHOBIA is the
unrelenting fear of a situation, activity, or
thing that causes one to want to avoid it.
Type of phobia:
Social Phobia
Agoraphobia
Specific Phobias
Social Phobi
a
•Fear of public speaking, meeting new people, or other social situation
Agoraphobi
a
•Fear of being outside
Specific
Phobias
•Fear of particular items or situations
Phobia ( Alphabet) A• Aeroacrophobia - Fear of open high places.
BBarophobia - Fear of gravity.
C• Catoptrophobia - Fear of mirrors
D• Demophobia - Fear of crowds
E Entomophobia - Fear of insects
H Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia
- Fear of long words
OMG!! It’s tooooo
long…….
I Isolophobia - Fear of solitude, being alone
K Keraunophobia - Fear of thunder and
lightning.
L Logizomechanophobia - Fear of
computers
M Melissophobia - Fear of bees
Are you afraid with this ‘bee’ ??
O Octophobia - Fear of the figure 8.
S Scoionophobia - Fear of school
T Testaphobia - Fear of taking test
X Xanthophobia - Fear of the color yellow or
the word yellow
Other Phobia:
What Are Symptoms of Phobia??
ShakingPanicDreadTerrorSweatingTrouble thinking clearlyNauseaRapid heart beatTrouble breathing Overwhelming desire to escape from the situation
What are the effects of phobias?
• Be life-threatening for some people.
• Increasing the risk of suffering from
heart disease in both men and women.
What are the causes phobias?
Incident or Trauma
Genetics
Family Environment
Consider getting treatment for
your phobia if:
Had the phobia for at least six months.
Avoid certain situations and places because of phobia.
Fear become excessive and unreasonable.
Avoidance interferes with normal routine or causes significant
distress.
Causes intense and disabling fear,
anxiety, and panic.
How are phobias assessed?
Recognized by specialist
Ask a number of questions to understand all the symptoms
have
Submit the answer for
medical and physical
examination
Analyze the way to
overcome.
Treatment of Phobias
Medications
Desensitization.Cognitive behavioral
therapy
How can people cope with phobias?
Talking about their fears.
Refraining from avoiding situations they find stressful.
Imagining themselves facing their fears (visualization).
Making positive self-statements like, "I will be OK."
Patient Comments: Phobias - Cause
I have an extreme phobia of dogs. Ever since I was bitten on the arm by a 150lb great dane, I've feared and hated dogs. Just the sight of a dog is enough to put me in a panic
attack.
I have an extreme fear of snakes. Just thinking of a situation or presence of a snake will normally put me into a panic
attack. Honestly, I think it stemmed from an episode of South Park when I was little and flipping through the channels, and a cartoon snake swallowed a whole cartoon person, but I'm
not sure if that's quite it
I'm really scared of clowns, the phobia started after a random
dream about a clown trying to kill me, and since they have just
freaked me out.
Did You Know??
i. The average age that phobias begin is about 10 years of age.
ii. Estimated at more than 6 million people in the United States who suffer from phobia.
iii. Women tend to be twice as likely to suffer from a phobia compared to men.
iv. Phobias tend to run in families, influenced by culture and parenting style, and triggered by life events.
Now, I know what is phobia actually…
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