Creepy Crawlies
An intense, persistent, and irrational fear.
Sudden onset of intense panic in the absence of actual danger, usually involving physical symptoms such as heart palpitations and difficulty breathing.
What is a panic attack?
Recurring problems staying or falling asleep.
What is insomnia?
Chronic, persistent and debilitating fear and/or avoidance of social situations.
What is social anxiety disorder?
A disorder which involves the maladaptive collection of useless items and/or trash.
What is hoarding disorder?
What is arachnophobia?
Physiological response developed as part of human evolution in response to danger.
What is fight-flight-freeze?
A group of disorders involving persistent distress and maladaptive coping.
What are anxiety disorders?
A symptom of PTSD; involving overt expression of antagonism towards others.
What is hostility?
A disorder which involves repeated behaviors and intrusive thoughts which interfere in daily functioning.
What is obsessive-compulsive disorder?
A fear that may be felt at the top of the Empire State Building.
What is acrophobia?
Event found mostly in Latin American cultures, in which a person may experience a period of hysteria and aggression followed by fainting or seizure.
What is ataque de nervios?
A symptom of PTSD; in which a person may involuntarily relive a past experience.
What is a flashback?
An intense fear which may present as avoidance of open space and/or chronic seclusion.
What is agoraphobia?
What is compulsion?
A symptom of PTSD; may present as someone removing themselves from an environment in which a trigger is present.
What is avoidance?
Symptom of PTSD; in which a person may obsessively scan surroundings, find difficulty in social situations, and/or experience frequent exhaustion.
What is hypervigilance?
Characterized by symptoms such as insomnia, flashbacks, hostility, and hypervigilance.
What is post-traumatic stress disorder?
What is emotional detachment?
What is paranoia?
A socially adjacent fear found mostly in Japan: associated with one's body and/or expression.
What is taijin kyofusho?
Disorder characterized by persistent and unpredictable episodes of symptoms that might be confused for heart attacks.
What is panic disorder?
Where a person's baseline level of distress interferes with daily functioning.
What is generalized anxiety disorder?
Physiological response usually resulting from a psychological origin: presents as immobility, stupor, and lack of reaction.
What is catatonia?
Primary symptom of Harm OCD: in which a person may experience repeated distressing and intrusive images and/or ideas.
What is obsession?