Phobias

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Phobia definition
It is an Anxiety disorder and is an extreme irrational fear of an object or situation.
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What are the three classes of phobias
1) Specific Phobias
2) Agoraphobias
3) social anxiety disorder or social phobia
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What are examples of Specific Phobias
1) animal types
2) Environmental dangers
3) Blood injection injury
4) Situational
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What are examples of Agoraphobias
1) fear of open spaces, transport, enclosed spaces, queues, crowds and not being at home
2) fear linked to not being able to escape or find help in embarrassing situations
3) sufferer avoids situations and may cause other phobias
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what is an example of social anxiety disorder or social phobia
fear of being in social situations due to judgement or embarrassment
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What are the clinical characteristics of Phobias
1) cognitive symptoms (irrational belief about the stimuli)
2) Behavioral (avoiding)
3) Physical (fight or flight)
4) Emotional (anxiety)
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who set the diagnostic criteria for phobias
DSM
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What are the diagnostic criteria's set out by the DSM for Phobias
1) significant or prolonged fear for over 6 months
2) Anxiety responses to the stimuli
3) out of of proportion to danger
4) avoid stimulus
5) disrupts their lives
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2) Agoraphobias
3) social anxiety disorder or social phobia

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What are the three classes of phobias

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1) animal types
2) Environmental dangers
3) Blood injection injury
4) Situational

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2) fear linked to not being able to escape or find help in embarrassing situations
3) sufferer avoids situations and may cause other phobias

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fear of being in social situations due to judgement or embarrassment

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