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This document discusses phobias, including what they are, common types, causes, and treatment. It defines phobias as irrational, extreme fears that interfere with daily life. The main types are specific phobias of objects, social phobias, and agoraphobia. Causes may include genetics, brain chemistry, and frightening experiences. Treatment involves psychotherapy like CBT which uses didactic, cognitive, and behavioral techniques, as well as medication like SSRIs or beta-blockers to reduce phobia symptoms.

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Phobias Group Presentation

This document discusses phobias, including what they are, common types, causes, and treatment. It defines phobias as irrational, extreme fears that interfere with daily life. The main types are specific phobias of objects, social phobias, and agoraphobia. Causes may include genetics, brain chemistry, and frightening experiences. Treatment involves psychotherapy like CBT which uses didactic, cognitive, and behavioral techniques, as well as medication like SSRIs or beta-blockers to reduce phobia symptoms.

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1:What is

Phobia

4:Treatment Flow of 2:Types of


of phobias Presentation Phobias

3:Causes of
Phobias
“Phobias”
By:
 Syeda Hafsa Maruf
 Rida
 Fareeha Abbas
 Syed Muhammad Shahryar
Zaidi
What is Phobia?
 Phobias:
 Extreme un reasonable irrational fear
 People feel powerless
 Interfere with our daily lives.
 Most Common psychotic disorder

Literal meaning of phobia


 The word phobia comes from the Greek: φόβος (phóbos), meaning
“aversion” or “fear”.
 In ancient Greek mythology phobos was the twin brother
of Deimos (terror).
 phobia may also refer to conditions other than true phobias.
General information on:
Types of Phobias
 Specific Phobias ( Fear of specific objects)
 Social Phobias( Fear of social situations)
 Agoraphobias (Fear of public place)
 Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia ( Fear of long
words)
Difference Between Everyday fear and Phobias:
Two type of responses:
 Reasonable Proportionate response
 Disproportionate exaggerated response
How they are named?
Symptoms
Particular types of Phobias:
 Athazagoraphobia- Fear of Being
Forgotten Phobia
 Achluophobia- Fear of darkness.
 Arachibutyrophobia- Fear of peanut
butter sticking to the roof of the
mouth
 Allodoxaphobia- Fear of
opinions.
 Atelophobia- Fear of
imperfection
 Arithmophobia- Fear of
numbers
What Causes Phobias?
 There is no one answer as to why people develop phobias.
 Phobias can develop in late childhood, adolescence, or in
early adult life following a frightening situation or event.

 Causes for specific phobias:


 Specific (or simple) phobias often seem to develop in early
childhood between the ages of 4 and 8 years old.
 Phobias can also run in families
Causes for social or complex phobias:
 Scientists believe that the complex phobias are often
caused by a combination of genetics, brain chemistry
and certain life experiences.
According to Neuroscience:
 Another highly acceptable cause for complex phobias
may be found in the field of neuroscience.
 the areas of the brain that deal with fear often keep
retrieving the ‘bad’ memories
Treatment of Phobias:
There are mainly two type of treatments for phobias
1. Psychotherapy
2. Medications
Therapy includes:
1. Mental-health therapy
2. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
 Components of CBT
 Didactic component
 Cognitive component
 Behavioral component
Treatment through Medications
1. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
(SSRI)
2. Beta-blocker medications
Conclusion:
• WHAT IS PHOBIA
• WHAT ARE ITS TYPES
• WHAT ARE IT CAUSES
• IN THE END HOW CAN IT BE CURED.

References:
THE MIGHTY GOOGLE
YOUTUBE FOR VIDEOS
WIKIPEDIA FOR INFORMATION

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