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What is a phobia?• phobia (from Greek: φόβος, phobos, "fear") .
• is an inappropriate sense of anxiety or fear triggered by exposure to a specific object or situation.
• It is not an illness, not a mental disorder, Nor is it a lack of
will-power, or 'moral fibre', or determination.
Social phobia Social phobia occurs when there is an excessive fear of
social situations ,ex. small groups of people at parties .
People with social phobia have no confidence with people they don't know, and fear that strangers are being critical
of them.
fear that they will behave in an embarrassing way, such as blushing or shaking in public.
Agoraphobia means a fear of open spaces, often because of worry about
having a panic attack .
People with agoraphobia may avoid being on bridges, busy streets or in crowded stores, so disabled. they literally will not leave their homes.
often starts in late adolescence and early adulthood. It's
more common in women than men.
Specific Phobia These are very common in children. But some
phobias carry on until adult life,
• animals (e.g. spiders, snakes, mice, birds and insects) .
• the natural world (e.g. storms, heights, weather) .
• blood, injections and injury .
• certain situations (enclosed spaces, lifts, planes) .
Specific Phobia Sometimes, people can become phobic about catching
illnesses or anything that puts them at risk of vomiting or choking.
Specific phobias are more common in women, and they often begin in childhood.
People who suffer from these phobias rarely have any other psychiatric or psychological problems
Symptoms of Phobias If you have a phobia, you usually won't have any symptoms
until you are faced with your feared situation
or object (or, sometimes, if you think about, or see a picture of it).
You may then develop symptoms of anxiety, including:
Symptoms of Phobias fast breathing
being aware of a fast heart
a choking sensation
flushing
sweating
feeling faint
numbness .
tension headaches .
dizziness
"churning" of the stomach
diarrhea
Some Reasons of What Causes Phobias There are several different theories about why
phobias develop.
• They do seem to run in families. But…………
• Young babies
• a stressful life event
Treatment Self-help
Talking therapies
Behavioral therapy
Cognitive behavioral therapy
Flooding
Medicines
Resources American Psychiatric Association (APA) .
www.HealthyMinds.org Anxiety Disorders Association of America
(ADAA) .www.adaa.org Mental Health America (formerly NMHA)
www.mentalhealthamerica.net http://hcd2.bupa.co.uk/fact_sheets/html/phobias.h
tml.
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) www.nami.org