Phobias

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    • Specific phobias are fears related to specific objects or situations, such as heights, animals, or blood.
    • Apiphobia is the fear of bees
    • Behavioural aspects of phobias include avoidance (crossing the street), panic (screaming, running), and failure to function (not going to school).
    • Emotional aspects of phobias include Anxiety (uncomfortable high arousal state) and fear ( intense emotional state linked to the fight or flight respons)
    • Cognitive aspects to phobias are irrational thoughts (exaggerated belief in the harm of an object ) and reduced cognitive capacity ( you can’t concentrate on day to day activitie)