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1
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Marked fear or anxiety about a specific object or situation.

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Phobia

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is the most effective treatment for a Phobia.

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Exposure Therapy

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5 Types of Phobias

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• animals
• natural environment
• situational
• BII (Blood Injection Injury)
• Others

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Fear of being without your mobile phone or losing signal.

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Nomophobia

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Fear of animals.

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Zoophobia

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Fear of spiders.

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Arachnophobia

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Fear of snakes.

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Ophidiophobia

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Fear of dogs.

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Cynophobia

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Fear of insects.

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Entomophobia

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Fear of cats.

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Ailurophobia

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Fear of long words.

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Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia

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Fear of laughter.

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Geliophobia

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Fear of rain.

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Ombrophobia

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Fear of thunder and lightning.

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Astraphobia

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Fear of open or crowded spaces.

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Agoraphobia

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Fear of confined spaces.

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Claustrophobia

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Fear of germs or dirt.

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Mysophobia

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Fear of water.

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Aquaphobia

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Fear of trees, forests, or wood.

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Hylophobia

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Fear of social situations being judged by others.

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Social Phobia

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Fear of social evaluation.

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Sociophobia

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Fear of being alone.

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Autophobia

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Fear of strangers or foreigners.

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Xenophobia

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Fear of public speaking.

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Glossophobia

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Fear of the dark.

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Nyctophobia

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Fear of needles or injections.

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Trypanophobia

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Fear of blood.

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Hematophobia

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Fear of vomiting.

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Emetophobia

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Fear of developing a disease.

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Nosophobia

30
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Fear of death or dying.

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Thanatophobia

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Fear of failure.

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Atychiphobia

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Fear of clowns.

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Coulrophobia

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Fear of balloons.

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Globophobia

34
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Fear of heights.

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Acrophobia

35
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Fear of flying.

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Aerophobia

36
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Study of mental illnesses.

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Psychopathology

37
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3 Traditions of Psychopathology

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  1. Supernatural
  2. Biological
  3. Psychological
38
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Examples of Supernatural Psychopathology.

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• Demonic Possession
• Witchcraft
• Snake Pit
• Salem Witch Trials

39
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Historically, it was believed that changes in the moon’s phases, especially the full moon, could influence behavior, leading to the idea that people exhibiting strange or irrational behavior were affected by the moon. This belief is reflected in the term __ , originally referring to someone who was considered mentally ill or “moonstruck”.

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Lunatic

40
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Lunatic - From the root word “luna” which means _

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Moon

41
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“Torture is not a legitimate means of obtaining the truth, for it may induce a false confession.” i.e., Anyone tortured will admit to anything. Pertains to witch trials/curing mentally ill people using torture.

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Nicholas Oresme

42
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Father of Modern Medicine

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Hippocrates

43
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Mental health issues could be from:

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Head Trauma, Genetics, Stress

44
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Hippocrates’ treatment for stress:

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remove patient from family

45
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proposed Humoral Theory

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Galen

46
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Humoral Theory: 4 Fluids.

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• Blood
• Black Bile
• Yellow Bile
• Phlegm

47
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proposed the germ theory of disease

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Louis Pasteur

48
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characterized by recurrent and unexpected panic attacks, which are sudden episodes of intense fear or discomfort.

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Panic Disorder

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characterized by persistent difficulty discarding or parting with possessions, regardless of their actual value.

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Hoarding Disorder

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characterized by persistent deficits in social communication and interaction, along with restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities.

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Autism Spectrum

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characterized by the presence of obsessions, compulsions and/or intrusive thoughts.

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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

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characterized by one or more somatic symptoms that are distressing or result in significant disruption of daily life, accompanied by excessive thoughts, feelings, or behaviors related to the symptoms.

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Somatic Symptom Disorder

53
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characterized by the development of specific symptoms following exposure to a traumatic event.

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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

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characterized by mood swings that include emotional highs (mania or hypomania) and lows (depression).

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Bipolar Disorder

55
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characterized by persistent sadness and a lack of interest or pleasure in previously rewarding or enjoyable activities.

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Major Depressive Disorer

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