Phobia comes from the Greek word ‘phóbos’ meaning morbid fear (wikipedia). But what exactly is a phobia? The direct denotation of a phobia is “a persistent‚ irrational fear of a specific object‚ activity‚ or situation that leads to a compelling desire to avoid it” (dictionary). A phobia falls under the category of an anxiety disorder. An anxiety disorder is often “a harmful chronic condition‚ which can be present from an early age or begin suddenly after a triggering event. They are prone to flare
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(Queijo 1). Phobias are exaggerated‚ unjustified fears of everyday objects or situations (Phobias 1418). They are the number one mental health problem in the United States and affect about 19 million people sometime in their lives (Queijo 1). According to the last count there are around 530 known phobias‚ but new phobias appear every day‚ there are phobias for everything‚ as long as the object or action exists‚ there is sure to be someone with a phobia of it. There are three major types of phobias that
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Phobia’s with classical conditioning‚ a phobia can be developed in a classical conditioning when you produce a fear tactic with it. Like for example when I was 12 years of age my cousin’s always had me with the fear of pushing me in a huge pool of water knowing that I was feared of a lot water. They finally got the chance to sneak up on me to push me.‚ that’s seem like the worse day of my life. At that time I just knew I was going to drown. All I could remember is someone pulling me up from
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personal phobia. A phobia is a fear of something‚ like snakes‚ spiders and blood. The fear of blood is also known as hemophobia. While reviewing this phobia there were a couple of things that stood out‚ and seemed more interesting to me. Including the symptoms‚ causes and consequences that hemophobia contains. Some may find the fear of blood to be irrational‚ others may find it as a reminder of a tragic event that had happened which causes the fear to become a phobia. As many phobias root from
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population. Among the most common are Phobias. The term phobia means “fear of”. Acrophobia the fear of heights‚ being a phobia that I myself can relate to I decided to make that to focus of this paper. Phobias if not taken seriously can put tremendous strain on your body and mind. Antonio Monroe Psych Final Paper 4/23/2012 Acrophobia There are literally thousands of different types of Psychological disorders among the most common are phobias. Phobia is the suffix meaning “Fear of”. Acrophobia
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water. They were believed to be the cause of the Bubonic Plague (though in reality rat-fleas were in fact the true culprits). This misplaced fear has been passed down since the 10th Century. [pic] Arachnophobia is one of the most common phobias. Persons who suffer from severe arachnophobia can experience a wide variety of symptoms. The worst among them is uncontrollable anxiety when especially when the object or situation is actually encountered. In severe cases the symptoms can
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broken up into three categories; simple phobias‚ social phobias‚ and agoraphobia. 1 McGowan 2 Simple phobias are an inappropriately intense reaction triggered by a single stimulus. Almost everyone has met someone with one of these phobias; they range from being afraid of closed spaces (claustrophobia) to being afraid of snakes (ophidiphobia). The most common phobias are of specific animals and insects and of the natural elements. A person with a simple phobia can react by experiencing mild anxiety
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Arachnophobia A phobia is an irrational‚ persistent fear of things or situations. The source of the fear can create a strong anxiety reaction such as sweating‚ heart palpitations‚ or trouble breathing. After a while‚ just thinking or seeing the cause of the fear can provoke anxiety. Many people have mild phobias that do not need treatment‚ but some people’s phobias interfere with their lives and require treatment. "Arachnophobia" comes from the Greek words‚ "arachne"‚ meaning "spider"‚ and "phobos"
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interference in a person’s ability to lead a normal life. There are numerous types of anxiety disorders that are distinguished by severe anxiety‚ such as generalized anxiety‚ panic disorder‚ phobias‚ and social anxiety disorder (Wood‚ Wood‚ Boyd‚ & Desmarais‚ 2011‚ p. 362). Generalized Anxiety
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Analysis Essay Ashlee L ENG/215 March 06‚ 2014 Glen Golightly Self-preservation is said to be the reasoning behind the emotion of fear‚ in fact most fears our commonly shared among large groups of people. For instance the two most common phobias are; Arachnophobia the fear of spiders and Ophidiophobia the fear of snakes shared among most people in the United States today. The three level of fear are Internal‚ External and Subconscious‚ each level identifies with a certain situation that would
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