Jenny is scared of her basement, her ceiling is too low and the walls are too close together, what is her phobia?
Claustrophobia- fear of enclosed spaces
100
Which phobia do you get around age 28? (Hint: This phobia prevents people from venturing outside their homes.)
agoraphobia- excessive fear of open, public spaces
100
Jenn sees a spider on her car window, she freaks out and almost gets into a car accident. What is Jenn's phobia?
arachnophobia- fear of spiders
100
Which sort of learning-based therapy involves a stepwise approach in which phobic individuals confront the objects or situations they fear?
Gradual Exposure Thearapy
100
A famous idol 2500 years ago studied the existence of fear, who was he?
Buddha
200
Sam's father was having heart surgery and they told Sam she can come and watch but at the sight of her father bleeding she fainted. Sam's phobia is?
hemophobia- fear of blood
200
Which gender is more susceptible to developing a phobic disorder?
Females
200
April walks through the street looking around to see if there are any people siting on the street with a cardboard sign and a blanket, making sure she's not near them. What is April's fear?
Hobophobia- fear of homeless people
200
When Guenna begins hyperventilating from being in a tight space because of her claustrophobia, the first thing her therapist recommends her to is to ________.
Breathe In Deeply/Take a Deep Breath
200
Which famous 19th century French Emperor has gatophobia, and excessive fear of cats?
Napoleon Bonaparte
300
Amy got an award for best " video gamer" but when she stood up to make her speech, she began to panic as soon as she turned to face the audience? What is Amy's phobia is?
Glossophobia- fear of public speaking
300
What phobia are adolescents prone to acquire around age 15?
Social phobia
300
Jack walks into a toy store and goes berserk when he walks into the Barbie aisle? He has the feeling that they are all staring a him…What is Jack's phobia?
Pediophobia- fear of dolls
300
With his testophobia, Jason is having serious anxiety about an upcoming exam. However, he attempts to overcome it by studying and remaining optimistic. Which therapeutic technique is Jason using?
Cognitive Therapy/Challenging negative thoughts
300
Christopher Columbus was claimed to have a fear of what? (Hint: He believed the world was flat)
Falling off the edge of the earth
400
Sarah doesn't like flying on airplanes or helicopters. She says even the thought of flying makes her sick and her head hurt. Whats Sarah's phobia?
Pteromerhanophobia- fear of flying
400
The ego suppresses threatening impulses by projecting fear onto the phobic object.
What is the Freudian theory for the development of phobias?
400
Lous's mother is in the hospital and he wants to visit her, but he's just too scared to go through the door. The closer he gets to the building, the more anxious he feels. What phobia does Lous have?
Nosocomephobia- excessive fear of hospitals
400
What is that name of this technique used in exposure therapy in which subjects are flooded with high-levels of the phobic stimuli?
Flooding
400
400 B.C
When was the first phobia documented?
500
Mark thinks the mannequin he's looking at is about to grab him and choke him, he stares intensely at it to make sure it doesn't move. What phobia does mark have?
Automatonophobia- fear that inanimate objects will come to life.
500
Phobias are conditioned responses to fearful stimuli and are reinforced by anxiety relief proceed from avoidance of the phobic stimuli.
How does phobia develop through learning theory?
500
Michael was freaked out when he saw a complexly long word on his test and didnt really know what it meant, what is Michael's phobia?
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia- fear of long words
500
Name ONE antidepressant drug used for treating phobic disorders
Zoloft or Paxil
500
What is the name of the Greek physician who was first to write about phobic problems?