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Top Phobias Adolescents
Risk Factors
Phobias: The Population
Phobia Phacts
Phobias: DSM and Treatment
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This is a general fear of interaction with other people,
What is a social phobia?
100
This group of people are twice as likely as their counterpart to suffer from specific phobias
Who are females?
100
Many people with phobias also develop this mental disorder.
What is depression?
100
In the context of phobias, panic and fear, rapid heartbeat, shortness of breath, trembling.
What are physical symptoms of phobias?
100
This place on campus is where you can go if you or a friend suffers from a phobia, or any other form of anxiety.
What is the University of Delaware Center for Counseling and Student Development?
200
This type of phobia is a fear of being in situations where escape might be difficult or that help wouldn't be available if things go wrong. 
What is agoraphobia?
200
If they are affected by a phobia, the risk of you developing a similar type of phobia is increased.
Who are your parents or siblings?
200
Specific phobias often first appear during this phase of our lives.
What is our childhood or adolescence?
200

What is the difference between a fear and a phobia?

A phobia is in irrational fear that impacts your everyday life. 


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These types of medications are used to treat phobias.

What are beta blockers and sedatives?

300
The general term for this type of phobia, the fear of anything going on around you.
What are natural phobias?
300
Being inhibited or prone to this mental disorder can increase your risk of developing a phobia.
What is anxiety?
300
The percent of adolescents that suffer from phobias, according to the National Institute of Mental Health.
15 percent
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What are the three types of phobias recognized by the American Psychiatric Association (APA)?

specific phobia, social phobia, agoraphobia 
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This type of therapy, also known as desensitization therapy, is a type of therapy where a person is gradually exposed to the source of their phobia in escalating steps. 
What is exposure therapy?
400
This is the irrational fear of animals.
What is zoophobia?
400
This type of experience can contribute to the development of the related phobia.
What is traumatic or frightening?
400
What percent of people seek treatment for their phobias?
23 percent
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What type of phobia did Alexander the Great, Napoleon, Mussolini, and Hitler all have in common?
Ailurophobia, fear of cats
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According to the DMS, how long must symptoms last before being able to be diagnosed as a phobia?
6 months
500
This type of phobia is the general name for having in irrational fear of needles, doctors, dentists, hospitals, or even simply going to have a blood pressure reading. 
What is a medical phobia?
500
There is a high incidence of people developing phobias after this type of injury.
What is traumatic brain injuries?
500

The amount of estimated Americans who have a phobia that causes difficulty in some area of their lives.

What is 19 million Americans?
500
This type of phobia is different from all other types of phobias. The confronted with the trigger stimulus, not only does one experience fear and anxiety, but also extreme disgust. 
What is blood-injection-injury phobia?
500
This type of therapy exposure combined with other techniques to learn ways to view and cope with the feared object or situation differently.
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?