There are many different types of phobias. The people in the movie talk about a few of their phobias. Jacqueline has a fear of birds which is Ornithophobia, Carmine who has agoraphobia which is the fear of fear itself; Christine Keeler has a fear of mice which is Suriphobia, and Kathleen who has a fear of public speaking which is Anthropophobia. The doctors that were trying to help these people are Paul Salkovskis Ph.D. who is a Clinical psychologist, Joanne Weiss a behavioral therapy guide, Costa Lambrias a hypnotist, Dennis Becker a virtual reality behavior therapist, Mary Phillips M.D. a brain imaging researcher, and Roger Callahan M.D. a thought field therapist. They will try and help out the people to get over their phobias. (Phobias: Prisoners of panic).
A phobia is a term that refers to a group of symptoms brought on by feared objects or situations. People can develop phobic reactions to animals (e.g., spiders), activities (e.g., getting on an airplane), or social situations (e.g., eating in public or simply being out in public at all). (American psychiatric association) The people all have different symptoms when it comes to their fears. The only part that they had in common was that they all panicked when confronting their fears. When Jacqueline would see a bird she would freak out and her heart would start beating rapidly. She would also get really pale and try to get as far from the bird as possible. Carmine would almost get to the point of facing his fear and then he would get so nervous that he would back down. He would stutter and get all puffy and back down like he was going to die if he faced his fear. Christine thought that she wouldn't be able to conquer her fear of mice. She wouldn't be able to even look at them. Kathleen would tense up and stutter when she got up in front of a crowd. She would also get very nervous and sweaty when thinking about speaking to an audience. Their symptoms match closely to the phobia symptoms they have.
Phobias In "Phobia," Microsoft Encarta Online Encyclopedia 2004, A phobia is an intense and persistent fear of a specific object, situation, or an activity. ... There are many common symptoms of a phobia. ... Phobias also commonly can be passed on from other members in a family if there is a history of a certain phobia in the family. There are three different categories of phobias. ... The third category of phobias is social phobias. ...
How does the body react to these phobias? ... {1} Phobias are a branch of sudden panic disorders. ... Phobia comes from the Greek word phobos, meaning fearing. ... Well-established phobias can last a lifetime, which is why it is so hard to overcome a phobia. ... Now, phobias have been shown to be learned and taught. {3} It is interesting to mention some facts about phobias. ...
The phobia suffers the most acute fright. ... Phobia is a learned response; we are not born with it. ... Phobias can be classified into three major groupings. ... In addition to specific phobias, there is a second clustering called social phobia. ... The final type of phobia is agoraphobia. ...
--Greeks first used the word Phobia in 1801. ... --A phobia refers to a specific kind of fear. ... Well, there are three main causes of phobias. ... ****OK, So far we have seen what a phobia is, what causes it and how it is broken down, But how can you get rid of a phobia? ... **Hypnosis is a second treatment of phobias. ...
We may start by saying that phobias are the product of a subconscious fear, that is produced by critical event in a person's life. ... Therefore we invite you into the secret world of our own secret fears, the world of phobias. Chapter #1 General Definition 1.1 What is a phobia? ... An extreme answer before an element that generates phobia can be a panic attack. ... The person affected by this phobia type feels the imperious necessity to escape. ...
Phobias A phobia is when someone has an irrational fear of an object such as fear of heights, fear of snakes, and other things. The name phobia is derived from Phobos, who is the Greek god of fear and most phobias have a Greek name. ... There are some striking statistics regarding phobias. ... Specific phobias occur in people of all ages. ... Freud was not the only person to study phobias, others believed that phobias, like other behaviors, are learned. ...
Phobias Phobias are a very common disorder in the United States these days. ... There are three kinds of phobias: simple phobia, social phobia, and panic attacks. ... It is a category for any phobias other than agoraphobia and social phobia. ... What causes phobias? ... Frightening experiences set the stage for phobias, yet not all phobias recall the experience producing the phobia. ...
What is a Phobia? A phobia is a senseless, abnormal, specific fear. ... Phobias may be so compelling as to force a person to alter his/her way of life in order to avoid circumstances that trigger the phobia. ... Phobia sufferers can be of any age but it is believed that a phobia is only properly determined when a child is above the ages of five or six. Phobias make people behave in an irrational way. ...
