In "Phobia," Microsoft Encarta Online Encyclopedia 2004, A phobia is an intense and persistent fear of a specific object, situation, or an activity. The intense fear usually causes the person to live a constricted life and the person usually is fully aware the fear is irrational. Phobic anxiety is easily distinguished from other types of anxiety because it usually occurs in response to a certain object or person.
There are many common symptoms of a phobia. Usually they consist of anxiety and discomfort that is out of proportion to the actual threat of the object, sweating, poor motor control, and feelings of weakness, cowardice, or losses of self-esteem are symptoms. .
According to the World Book Encyclopedia P: 354, Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, thought that in phobia the thing feared only served as a symbol for some other fear. Usually, the other fear came from an event that occurred in early childhood, and had been repressed, or forgotten. The person does not consciously know what the original fear is. But it produces feelings of anxiety, which they attribute to the object for which they now have the 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. Simple phobias are fears of specific situations such as animals, closed spaces, and heights. The second category, agoraphobia, is the fear of open public spaces or places which escape would be difficult. The third category of phobias is social phobias. With social phobias the fear is of appearing shameful or stupid in social situations.
The most common treatment for a phobia is systematic desensitization. Systematic desensitization is a technique where the subject is told to relax, then imagine the components of the phobia starting with the least fearful and gradually moving up to the most fearful.
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. ...
Phobias There are many different types of phobias. The people in the movie talk about a few of their phobias. ... 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. ... Also they all took similar steps to cure the phobia. ...
