PPT-Phobia:

Are You Really Afraid Of WHAT IS PHOBIA A phobia is defined as the unrelenting fear of a situation activity or thing These are largely under reported probably because many phobia sufferers find ways to avoid the situations to which they are phobic Statistics that estimate how many people suffer from phobias vary widely. Phobia:. Phobia:. fear,dislike,avesrsion,dread.. Owen has a phobia about snakes.. Some children suffer from school phbobia.. Acrophobia:. Acrophobia:. fear of being at a great height. .. The . boy’s . . Anxiety disorders:. (Simple phobia). Definition:. A. . Marked and persistent fear that is excessive or unreasonable, cued by the presence or anticipation of a specific object or situation (e.g., flying, heights, animals, receiving an injection, seeing blood). . Phobias. Miss Bird. AQA A Specification. AQA A Specification: . Psychopathology. Definitions of abnormality, including deviation from social norms, failure to function adequately, statistical infrequency and deviation from ideal mental health.. By: . Honzoda. . Abidjanova. TABLE OF CONTENTS. WHAT’S PHOBIA ?. COULROPHOBIA. AGORAPHOBIA. AGATEOPHOBIA . NYCTOPHOBIA. HARPAXAPHOBIA. BIBLIOGRAPHY. THE END. A . phobia.  is when used in the context of clinical psychology, a type of anxiety disorder, usually defined as a persistent fear of an object or situation in which the sufferer commits to great lengths in avoiding, typically disproportional to the actual danger posed, often being recognized as irrational.. I. AICE Syllabus. Types of phobias. Specific phobias (e.g. blood phobias). Agoraphobia. Social Phobias. Case studies . Explanations. Behavioral. Psychoanalytic. Biomedical. cognitive . Treating Phobias. Arachnophobia . Arachnophobia or the fear of spiders is the oldest and most common phobia in the Western culture. The word Arachnophobia is derived from the Greek word ‘. arachne. ’ meaning spiders. The response to spiders shown by an . Social Anxiety Disorder. Also known as “social phobia”. Described as an:. Intense, irrational fear of evaluation, humiliation and social interactions. Most common of anxiety disorders. Can really limit a person’s ability to interact with other members of society. Monica Ramirez Basco, Ph.D.. University of Texas at Arlington. Department of Psychology. Fear of Social Situations. Catastrophic Thinking. Physiological Reactions to Social stress. Avoidance. Social Phobia. Specific Phobia. Dr. Aparna Pathak. A specific phobia is an unrealistic or extreme fear of a specific situation, object, or setting. For example, one may have a fear of medical or dental visits, heights, flying, elevators, germs, or spiders.. i. rrational fear . of specific object which leads . to avoidance . and . interference in daily life. Agoraphobia. Eysenck (1997. ):. ● Cognitive explanations focus on irrational thinking and faulty cognition. 1 Clinical and Psychology 2020, Vol.6, Issue 3, (218 ) Short Communication Corresponding Author * Gowthami Bainaboina Department of Pharmaceutics , Chalapathi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences , AP Follow - Up Games B y Catherine Austen www.catherineausten.com/phobias.htm Phobia Quiz Try these ten questions about phobias not mentioned in the Sampler (answers on final page). 1. Vampires are sa 4 Page 3 Page Kleptomania Obsession to Steal Lalophobia Fear of Speaking Lepidopterophobia Fear of Butterflies Methyphobia Potophobia Fear of Alcohol Microphobia Fear of Small Things Monophobia Fear 2 Development of an inventory to measure specific phobi a of vomiting (emetophobia) . A Specific Phobia of Vomiting or emetophobia is a clinical condition characterised by a preoccupation with