Phobias are the fears that humankind and animal-kind have, but how do they arise? Do they arise from past instances, and/or are they learned from other people? How does the body react to these phobias? These instances must be traumatic or else why would they cause any distortions? When the fear is learned from one being to the other, does this mean it is contagious, or it can be spread to all of the population? {1}.
Phobias are a branch of sudden panic disorders. A sudden panic disorder is a disorder characterized by a fairly constant state of moderate anxiety and occasional attacks of sudden increased heart rate, chest pains, difficulty breathing (hyperventilation), sweating, faintness, and trembling. Phobia comes from the Greek word phobos, meaning fearing. A Phobia is a severe avoidance of other people and an especially strong fear of doing anything in public. Well-established phobias can last a lifetime, which is why it is so hard to overcome a phobia. It is so deeply rooted in the person, some have to go through a lifetime of therapy. {2}.
Phobias can be learned from other beings, or they can arise because of traumatic instances in life. It has been shown through experiments that monkeys have taught other monkeys to fear from animals. If a lab-raised monkey is shown a wild monkey being afraid of a snake by climbing the walls, then in turn the lab-raised monkey will learn to fear the snake. If the lab-raised monkey is shown the snake without previous experiences with it, then it will have no reaction. Likewise, if a lab-raised monkey is shown a wild monkey being afraid of nothing (nothing being a snake that is covered by a screen) then the lab-raised monkey will have any reaction. Therefore, phobias can learned from one another, this might be said to be "contagious" or can be spread throughout a group. Another example would be a toddler that is shown some small animals. At this point, the toddler has little or no fear towards them.
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. ...
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. ...
