Phobia Facts
A strong irrational fear of something specific
What is phobia?
Aquaphobia
what is the fear of water?
This is something from your past that could cause a specific phobia.
What is a bad experience?
Feeling like you are going to throw up or a stomach ache.
What is nausea?
These reduce symptoms of anxiety and panic. One example is an antidepressant prescribed for phobias and anxiety.
What is medication
The word phobia comes from the ___ word "phobos" for fear.
What is Greek?
Claustrophobia
What is the fear of confined spaces?
A phobia can arise from and be a symptom from this anxiety disorder.
Deliberately changing your lifestyle in order to not experience triggers.
What is avoidance?
This therapy uses hypnosis to induce a relaxed state and explore subconscious fears.
What is hypnotherapy?
They occur more often in the ______ gender.
What is the female gender?
Acrophobia
What is the fear of heights?
These are traits passed down from your parents and can cause a phobia.
What is genetics?
This symptom is associated with phobias, panic attacks, and other anxiety disorder. It can be described as feeling smothered or having an elephant on your chest.
What is trouble breathing?
exposure to the feared object or situation in a safe and controlled environment. This can include real life or virtual reality.
What is exposure therapy?
The #1 phobia for teens in the US
What is Agoraphobia?
Nyctophobia
What is the fear of the dark?
This is someone's nature such as an inclination to negativity.
What is a temperament?
A structured goal oriented type of talk therapy.
What is cognitive behavioral therapy?
Adult phobias tend to be more permanent while ______ phobias are more likely to go away.
What is childhood?
Emetophobia
What is the fear of throwing up?
These are the link between someone's phobia and a friend or relative's anxiety especially as they are growing up.
What are learned?
This is the symptom of the blood rushing out of your face in a response to one's fear.
This involves a healthcare provider gradually exposing one to triggers slowly to help work through one's fear.
What is systematic desensitization/graded exposure?