Types of phobias

• what are the 3 types of phobia?

  • Simple/specific phobiaas
  • social phobia
  • agoraphobia
• what are simple phobias sometime called?

  specific
• what are simple/specific phobias ?

  • have a fear of specific things and environments
  • this is the most common categories
• what is the most common category of phobia?

  simple
• give 3 examples of simple phobias?

  • animal phobias
  • situational eg fear of flying
  • natural environment eg water, clouds
• what are social phobias?

  performance phobias, interaction phobias, generalised phobias (crowd, eg football match)
• what do social phobias lead to?

  avoidance and can negatively affect their quality of life
• when do social phobias usually start?

  in adolescence , NO CLEAR TRIGGER
• is there a clear trigger for social phobias?

  no
• what is agoraphobia?

  fear of their environment being unsafe and not being able to escape (crowds,open spaces)
• what will people with agoraphobia avoid?

  such situations and are extremely ANXIOUS if anticipating them
• what do people with agoraphobia do?

  avoid going out, leading to serious deterioration of quality of life
• which is the least common type of phobia?

  agoraphobia