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    Your best friend suffers from a phobia of buttons. Describe the symptoms that he/she displays in the presence of buttons‚ suggest possible causes for the phobia‚ and outline potential treatments. Irrational fears come in all sorts of shapes and sizes‚ from the peculiar to the seemingly absurd. These phobias can take a hold of a person’s life and create barriers preventing them from achieving their goals and hold them back a great deal not to mention the self loathing that may occur as a person

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    Sock Phobia In today’s society there are many people dealing and trying to overcome different types of psychological problems‚ such as depression‚ anger‚ drugs‚ and phobia. A phobia is characterized by an irrational fear of a specific object or situation that interferes with an individual’s ability to function. Having a fear of a specific object can cause a person to have issues thought out there life with different things or they may just be able to avoid the issue all together. One phobia is the

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    unbearable; that’s when they become phobias. A phobia is defined as an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations. Phobias are a common form of anxiety disorders. Anyone can suffer from a phobia; they can derive from childhood tragedy and many other situations. Psychologists and psychiatrists usually put phobias into three categories. The three classes are: social phobia‚ specific phobia‚ and agoraphobia. Social phobias involve a fear of other people

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    5 Common Phobias

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    Phobias: The 5 Most Common Phobias Phobia is defined as a persistent‚ unusual‚ and irrational fear of a specific thing or situation. Traumatic actions are usually what cause the phobia to develop. Many people tend to keep away from their fear and never find a way to face it. There are many phobias that people live with in this world‚ but the most common are social phobia‚ claustrophobia‚ mysophobia‚ ophidiophobia‚ and arachnophobia. The fear of social situations can become severe when starting

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    Different Types of Phobias

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    Phobias are the most common mental disorder in the U.S. While not comprehensive‚ this phobia list offers a glimpse of the many phobias that can have a serious impact on an individual’s life. A Ablutophobia- Fear of washing or bathing. Acarophobia- Fear of itching or of the insects that cause itching. Acerophobia- Fear of sourness. Achluophobia- Fear of darkness. Acousticophobia- Fear of noise. Acrophobia- Fear of heights. Aerophobia- Fear of drafts‚ air swallowing‚ or airbourne noxious

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    1. Ablutophobia- Fear of washing or bathing. 2. Acerophobia- Fear of sourness. 3. Acousticophobia- Fear of noise. 4. Acrophobia- Fear of heights. 5. Agateophobia- Fear of insanity. 6. Agliophobia- Fear of pain. 7. Agrizoophobia- Fear of wild animals. 8. Agyrophobia- Fear of streets or crossing the street. 9. Aichmophobia- Fear of needles or pointed objects. 10. Ailurophobia- Fear of cats. 11. Alektorophobia- Fear of chickens. 12. Alliumphobia- Fear of garlic

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    Celeste Armbrister Mrs. McFarlene-Bain English 119 Section 21 November 11‚ 2016 Phobias and Fear and how they affect The Bahamas On television‚ today a show call “Fear Factor” displays fears as a joke or some form of entertainment where people were challenged to perform many of terrifying and/or disgusting stunts‚ from driving a dangerous course to eating something nasty. On social media people‚ also display acts of frightening someone with something they are afraid of as joke. Everyone is afraid

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    experience fear. Even animals experience it. One kind of fear is phobia. It is an intense type of fear. Phobias are improper feeling of fear or anxiety which is triggered because of being exposed to a particular item or situation. Individuals suffering from some kind of phobia have got a great wish to stay away from whatever thing or situation that causes them to feel the fear or anxiety. In this research paper‚ you will learn more about phobias. Our research paper consists of information and data that

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    ‘’DISCUSS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STRESS‚ ANXIETY‚ HABITS‚ AND PXHOBIAS‚ AND DESCRIBE HOW YOU WOULD TREAT THESE ISSUES WITH HYPNOTHERAPY’’. In this essay I shall discuss the relationship between stress‚ anxiety‚ habits and phobias and describe how you would treat these issues with hypnotherapy. What is stress? Stress is the feeling of being under too much mental or emotional pressure. Pressure turns into stress when you feel unable to cope. People have different ways of reacting

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    fear and phobias a) What is phobia b) Difference of fear and phobia c) Part of the brain which is responsible for fear and phobia d) Classification of phobia Specific phobia- meaning Blood injury injection phobia Situational phobia Natural environment phobia Animal phobia Causes Symptoms Treatment Social phobia – meaning Causes Symptoms Treatment Agoraphobia – meaning Causes Symptoms Treatment e) Examples III Conclusion IV Bibliography Phobia A phobia is an

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