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Title: Phobias


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Phobias
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Phobia the persistent irrational fear of an
object or situation

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  • Phobias are an anxiety disorder
  • Males females are equally likely to have a
    phobia
  • Males are more likely to get treatment
  • 12 of Americans have a Phobia

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  • It is possible to have multiple phobias
  • Phobias can be genetic environmentally learned
  • Phobias are the most common psychiatric illness
    among women
  • Alcoholics are more likely to develop a phobia

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Signs Symptoms
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  • Common Signs Symptoms
  • Trembling
  • Sweating
  • Shortness of breath
  • Rapid heartbeat
  • Fainting
  • Choking sensation
  • Chest pain
  • Nausea
  • Dizziness
  • Avoidance

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Types of Phobias
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  • classified by the object/situation the patient
    reacts to or avoids
  • There are three main types of Phobias
  • Social Phobia
  • Specific Phobia
  • Agoraphobia

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Social Phobias
  • Fear of being humiliated and embarrassed
  • Anxiety is felt before, during, and after the
    outing/ event
  • Examples Public speaking(glossophobia), meeting
    people(Anthropophobia), and using a public
    restroom(Paruresis)

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Specific Phobias
  • Feared object is not harmful under normal
    conditions
  • Examples
  • Astraphobia fear of thunder and lightening
  • Aerophobia fear of flying
  • Cynophobia fear of dogs
  • Acrophobia fear of heights

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Specific Phobias cont.
  • There is a wide range of feared objects, some are
    rare
  • Examples
  • Aulophobia the fear of flutes
  • Catoptrophobia the fear of mirrors
  • Cacophobia the fear of ugliness
  • Ereuthphobia the fear of red
  • Nelophobia the fear of glass
  • Pogonophobia the fear of beards

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Agoraphobia
  • A phobic attack in a place where escape is
    difficult or embarrassing
  • Crowded areas including elevators, streets, and
    churches
  • Generally developed over a series of panic
    attacks
  • Approx. 1.8 million Americans/year

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Solutions Treatment
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  • Not all phobias need treatment
  • Any drugs which are prescribed are to help aid
    the signs symptoms and do not actually cure the
    phobia itself
  • Therapy is the most efficient manner of treating
    a phobia

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Sources
  • http//www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/phobias.html
  • http//www.helpguide.org/mental/phobia_symptoms_ty
    pes_treatment.htm
  • http//medicalcenter.osu.edu/patientcare/healthcar
    e_services/mental_health/mental_health_about/phobi
    as/Pages/index.aspx
  • www.webmd.com/anxiety-panic/ss/slideshow-phobias
  • http//www.childrenshospital.org/az/Site1448/mainp
    ageS1448P0.html
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