1. Phobia
Haila M. Moajil

2. What Is Phobia?

3. A phobia is a kind of anxiety disorder
A phobia is a kind of anxiety disorder. It is a strong, irrational terror of something that poses slight or no actual danger.
Most Common Phobia:
Agoraphobia : Fear of Public Places
Acrophobia: Fear of Heights
Claustrophobia: Fear of Closed-in Places

4. The difference between normal fear and a phobia
Normal fear
Phobia
Feeling anxious when flying through turbulence or taking off during a storm
Not going to your best friend’s island wedding because you’d have to fly there
Experiencing butterflies when peering down from the top of a skyscraper or climbing a tall ladder
Turning down a great job because it’s on the 10th floor of the office building
Getting nervous when you see a pit bull or a Rottweiler
Steering clear of the park because you might see a dog
Feeling a little queasy when getting a shot or when your blood is being drawn
Avoiding necessary medical treatments or doctor’s checkups because you’re terrified of needles

5. Agoraphobia: Fear of Public Places
The agoraphobia is a market and meeting place in ancient Greece. A person with agoraphobia is frightened of being trapped in a public place

6. Acrophobia: Fear of Heights
Walking the stairs
Climbing a ladder
Cross a bridge

7. Claustrophobia: Needing a Way Out
common type of phobia. A person with claustrophobia
can't ride in elevators or
walk through tunnels without feeling anxious. Scared of choking or being locked in
  Claustrophobia: Needing a Way Out

8. What the signs and symptoms of phobias?
Difficulty breathing
Racing or pounding heart
Chest pain or tightness
Trembling or shaking
Feeling dizzy or lightheaded
A churning stomach
Hot or cold flashes; tingling sensation
Sweating
What the signs and symptoms of phobias?
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9. How to face or decrease your phobia?
Phobia treatment tip 1: Face your fears, one step at a time
How to face or decrease your phobia?

10. Phobia treatment tip 2: Learn relaxation techniques

11. Phobia treatment tip 3: Challenge negative thoughts
Fortune telling:
For example, “This Bridge is going to collapse;” “I’ll make a fool of myself for sure;” “I will definitely lose it when the elevator doors close.”
Overgeneralization:
"I fainted once while getting a shot. I’ll never be able to get a shot again without passing out;” “That pit bull lunged at me. All dogs are dangerous
Phobia treatment tip 3: Challenge negative thoughts

12. Medline Plus, trusted health information for you
Medline Plus, trusted health information for you. National institution of Health, Phobia.
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National Cancer Institute via the BBC, Bryn Mawr, OSU. And the American Journal of Psychology. people-have-phobias
Help guide.org, Melinda Smith, M.A., Robert Segal, M.A., and Jeanne Segal, PhD. mptoms_types_treatment.htm
WebMD. Reviewed by; Andrew Seibert, MD (2011). panic/ss/slideshow-phobias
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