Phobias

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Phobia - is a overwhelming fear of an specific object or thing. They usually stop people from living their day to day life
A phobia is not to be mixed up with a normal fear of something. A phobia is fear of something out of proportion.
3 Categories of Phobias:
Simple Phobias - spiders, heights
Social Phobias - social situations
Agoraphobia - fear of open space or public spaces
Characteristics of Phobias:
Behavioural = avoidance, panic , high levels of stress and anxiety
Emotional = excessive and unreasonable fear , anxiety and panic
Cogonitvie = selective attention and irrational beliefs

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