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Brain
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What is Hominophobia, Gynophobia, and Coulrophobia.
Hominophobia - Fear of men Gynophobia - Fear of women Coulrophobia - Fear of clowns
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List some of the symptoms that a person will have if they have Coulrophobia.
-Shortness of breath -Feeling of fear -Anxiety -Trembling -Rapid or irregular heartbeat
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Is there a cure for Coulrophobia and why ?
No because this fear is tied to emotional causes
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What are the areas in the brain that are affected by fear ?
-Thalamus -Sensory Cortex -Hippocampus -Amygdala -Hypothalamus
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How many people suffer from Coulrophobia ?
Currently 12% of adults suffer from Coulrophobia.
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Unpleasant state of inner turmoil, often accompanied by nervous behavior.
Anxiety.
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What are some of the things that you can do ?
-Psychotherapy -Exposure therapy -Anti-anxiety medications -Watch clowns performing funny acts
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What is a "fight or flight" response ?
The overall effect is to speed up your body and your tense will become more aware.
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Who is typically affected by Coulrophobia ?
Children
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A chain reaction in the brain that starts with a stressful stimulus and ends with the release of chemicals that cause a racing heart, fast breathing and energized muscles.
Fear.
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Which is the most commonly used method ?
Exposure therapy
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What will happen to your body if fight or flight response activates ?
-Increase of heart rate -Increase of blood pressure
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List some of the causes why people are afraid of clowns.
-Exaggerated makeups can cause fear and unfamiliarity. -Serial killer name John Wayne Gacy who often dressed up as a clown and entertain children in the neighborhood, so people will pay extra attention. -Fear of not knowing who lies behind the makeup, and their true emotion behind the makeup. -How they are being portrayed in popular culture.
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A subjective experience of breathing discomfort that consists of qualitatively distinct sensations that vary in intensity, also known as Dyspnea.
Shortness of breath.
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Describe the process of Exposure therapy
Discuss about their fears, able to see films and images of clowns, then finally able to stay in the same room with a clown.
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How does fear being transfer by using the "high road" and what is the difference between "high road" and "low road" ?
High road: Stimulus - Thalamus - Sensory Cortex - Hippocampus - amygdala - Hypothalamus. High road takes more time and delivers more information into your brain, so it allows you to think instead of taking action immediately.