phobia ; what are you afraid of ?

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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