Phobia

= Phobia  =

= Symptoms =


 * dizziness
 * breathlessness
 * nausea
 * a sense of unreality
 * fear of dying
 * trembling
 * preoccupation of thoughts
 * intense desire to flee the situation

= Causes =

-Usually phobias occur when fear created by a threatening situation is transmitted to other similar situations, however the original fear is often repressed or forgotten. -Phobia's are genetic, many people who have phobia's have relatives with similar phobia's or symptoms that suggest fears or a tendency to avoid certain situations.

= Treatment = __Exposure treatments__; The patient is exposed to the feared object in order to help them overcome the fear.

__Counter-conditioning__; The patient is taught a new response to the feared object.

= Types of Phobias =
 * =====Social Phobia's=====
 * =====Agoraphobia's=====
 * =====Specific Phobia's=====

//Four Major Types of Specific Phobia's; The natural environment, animal, medical, and situational.//

= Public Perception = The public labels them as "crazy". The public also expects people with phobia's to get over them without realizing the amount of fear they have.

= Other Facts =
 * 10% of the U.S population is affected by phobia's.
 * It's the most common mental disorder in the United States.
 * More women than men are affected by them.
 * Phobia's frequently begin in childhood.
 * Phobia's are related to Anxiety Disorders, Bipolar, Hoarding,and Sleep Disorder.

= Examples = Zemmiphobia- Fear of the great mole rat. Consecotaleophobia- Fear of chopsticks. Dendrophobia- Fear of trees. Dextrophobia- Fear of objects at the right side of the body. Epistemophobia- Fear of knowledge. Ereuthrophobia- Fear of blushing. Euphobia- Fear of hearing good news. Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia- Fear of long words. Panophobia or Pantophobia- Fear of everything.

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