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• Phobias are an anxiety disorder
• Males & females are equally likely to have a phobia– Males are more likely to get
treatment
• 12% of Americans have a Phobia
• It is possible to have multiple phobias
• Phobias can be genetic & environmentally learned
• Phobias are the most common psychiatric illness among women
• Alcoholics are more likely to develop a phobia
• Common Signs & Symptoms:– Trembling– Sweating– Shortness of breath– Rapid heartbeat – Fainting– Choking sensation– Chest pain– Nausea– Dizziness– Avoidance
• classified by the object/situation the patient reacts to or avoids
• There are three main types of Phobias
1. Social Phobia2. Specific Phobia3. Agoraphobia
Social Phobias
• Fear of being humiliated and embarrassed
• Anxiety is felt before, during, and after the outing/ event
• Examples: Public speaking(glossophobia), meeting people(Anthropophobia), and using a public restroom(Paruresis)
Specific Phobias
• Feared object is not harmful under normal conditions
• Examples:– Astraphobia –fear of thunder and
lightening– Aerophobia –fear of flying– Cynophobia –fear of dogs– Acrophobia –fear of heights
Specific Phobias cont.
• There is a wide range of feared objects, some are rare
• Examples: – Aulophobia – the fear of flutes– Catoptrophobia – the fear of mirrors– Cacophobia – the fear of ugliness– Ereuthphobia – the fear of red– Nelophobia – the fear of glass– Pogonophobia – the fear of beards
Agoraphobia
• A phobic attack in a place where escape is difficult or embarrassing– Crowded areas including elevators,
streets, and churches
• Generally developed over a series of panic attacks
• Approx. 1.8 million Americans/year
• Not all phobias need treatment
• Any drugs which are prescribed are to help aid the signs & symptoms and do not actually cure the phobia itself
• Therapy is the most efficient manner of treating a phobia
Sources• http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus
/phobias.html• http://www.helpguide
.org/mental/phobia_symptoms_types_treatment
.htm
• http://medicalcenter.osu.edu/patientcare/healthcare_services/mental_health/mental_health_about/phobias/Pages/index.aspx
• www.webmd.com/anxiety-panic/ss/slideshow-phobias
• http://www.childrenshospital.org/az/Site1448/mainpageS1448P0.html