1. Fear of the dark Diamond Devereaux Jonathan Arnold Dan Foster

2. Background Pathological fear of the dark; abnormal and persistent dread of the dark. Comes from Greek “nyx” and “phobos”. Also called Scotophobia and Lugophobia.

3. Causes Starts at a young age. Violent nightmares can lead to phobia.

4. Symptoms Nervous, increased heart-rate, sweating, shaking, feeling ill. Will be reluctant to go out into the dark.

5. Treatment Flooding, NLP, Energy Psychology

6. Flooding Forcing a photographer to view photos taken in the dark with flash on.

7. NLP Constructs and reprograms the mind to minimize the Nyctophobia.

8. Energy Psychology Required therapy for any phobia treatment. It’s rapid, safe, and effective.

9. Works Cited Fristcher, Lisa. "Flooding." www.about.com. N.p., 30 Apr. 2009. Web. 22 Sept. 2011.. Fritscher, Lisa. "Nyctophobia Fear of the Dark." www.about.com. N.p., 11 Aug. 2008. Web. 22 Sept. 2011.. "My anxiety attack." www.myanxietyattacks.com/. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Sept. 2011. http://myanxietyattacks.com/anxiety-disorders/phobias- fears/nyctophobiahttp://myanxietyattacks.com/anxiety-disorders/phobias- fears/nyctophobia "Nyctophobia." www.allaboutcounseling.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Sept. 2011..

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