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As its name suggests, a specific phobia is the fear of a particular situation or object
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When do specific phobias develop?
Specific phobias can happen at any age
Who do specific phobias affect?
Specific phobias seem to run in families and are roughly twice as likely to appear in women
How many American adults are affected by specific phobias each year?
Specific phobias affect an estimated 19.2 million adult Americans and are twice as common in women as men.
Can Medication cure phobias?
Medication can block the feelings of panic, and when combined with cognitive-behavioral therapy, can be quite effective in reducing specific phobias and agoraphobia.
What research has been done on phobias?
Advances in neuroimaging have also led researchers to identify certain parts of the brain and specific neural pathways that are associated with phobias.
What disorder is phobia classified under?
Phobias are under the general heading of Anxiety Disorders. Agoraphobia is not a "stand-alone" codable disorder. It is included under the specific disorder with which it appears. Specific (or simple) phobias to objects or situations can be coded separately.
What did Sigmund Freud believe caused phobias?
Sigmund Freud believed that phobias were caused by repressed emotions or memories from childhood, leading to anxiety and irrational fear towards specific objects or situations. He suggested that phobias could be a result of unresolved conflicts between the conscious and unconscious mind.
What is the phobia of phobias?
The phobia of phobias is Phobophobia.
Are phobias in anxiety disorders?
Simple phobia/specific phobia, social phobia and agoraphobia are indeed all anxiety disorders.
What rhymes with anaerobic?
Phobic, and many specific phobias such as hydrophobia, homophobia, arachnophobia etc., rhyme with anaerobic.
Are phobias considered science?
Phobias are an aspect of psychology, which is considered a science. So yes, phobias are a science of sorts
How many named phobias are there?
There are hundreds of named phobias, also known as specific phobias, that involve irrational and intense fears of specific objects or situations. Some common examples include arachnophobia (fear of spiders), acrophobia (fear of heights), and claustrophobia (fear of small or enclosed spaces).
