Types of Phobias
The fear of spiders is called this
What is arachnophobia?
According to this week's discussion article, this type of therapy has been shown to help panic disorder and phobias, and is gaining in popularity
What is Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy?
African-Americans with panic disorder are more likely to experience this more so than European Americans
What is isolated sleep paralysis/hypertension?
An imbalance of this neurotransmitter has been proposed as a factor in anxiety pathology
What is serotonin?
This particular branch of the nervous system is constantly under activation when experiencing an anxiety disorder
What is the sympathetic nervous system?
Aviophobia is the fear of this.
What is the fear of flying?
Developed by Wolpe in the 50s, this treatment gradually exposes patients to anxiety-provoking stimuli coupled with relaxation techniques
What is systematic desensitization?
In a comparison between the United Kingdom and this country, the United Kingdom experiences more non-specific phobias versus this country, which experiences more specific phobias such as bad weather, animals, and darkness
What is India?
In the false-suffocation alarm theory, individuals who are sensitive to an increase in this gas may be at risk of developing panic attacks
What is CO2/Carbon Dioxide?
This is the number of months an individual has to experience an impairing phobia to be diagnosed
What is 6 months?
If you have coulrophobia, you have a fear of this
What are clowns?
This treatment fully and quickly exposes you to the anxiety-provoking stimulus in order to quickly desensitize you and remove the fear response
What is flooding?
In some Hispanic populations, panic attacks are know as this, which are also accompanied by crying and uncontrollable shouting
What are ataques de nervios?
This is the belief that anxiety symptoms themselves are scary, and predicts the onset of anxiety disorder symptoms
What is anxiety sensitivity?
40-50% of people with panic disorder also meet the criteria for this type of disorder
What is a personality disorder?
If you have astraphobia, you'll want to stay away from this
What are thunder and lightning?
For panic disorder and agoraphobia, this type of medication is often prescribed
What is SSRIs?
In some Southeast Asian countries, some individuals experience taijin kyofusho, which is the fear of this
What is the fear of embarrassing/offending others?
Learning a phobia (ex. watching a friend get bitten by a dog and you develop a fear of dogs) is known as this
What is modeling?
People with panic disorder have a higher reported prevalence of this type of medical problem
What is cardiac?
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of this.
What is long words?
Medication is the common treatment for panic disorder and agoraphobia, despite the proven efficacy of this kind of treatment
What is cognitive behavioral therapy? (CBT)
Kyol geo, also know as this, is experienced by some Khmer refugees and includes panic symptoms and a fear of dizziness upon standing
What is "wind overload?"
This is the theory that we are inclined to develop certain fears because these fears were adaptive and crucial to survival in our evolutionary past
What is the biological preparedness theory?
This percentage of people with panic disorder also meet the criteria for alcohol or substance abuse
What is 20%?