PHOBIA Flashcards
Illogical, intense, persistent fear
PHOBIA
TYPES OF PHOBIA
Fear of being outside the home, fear of open spaces, marketplace
Agoraphobia
TYPES OF PHOBIA
- Fear of public performance
- Fear of interaction with the public
- Public space, public speaking, eating at a
restaurant, using public transportation, public toilet
Social phobia
Specific Phobia 4 Subtypes:
- Includes people, animals, insects, bacteria = Zoophobia
- Dagat, bundok
- Hemophobia, takot sa injection
- Fear of the dark
- Fear of enclosed spaces
- Fear of marriage
- Animal Type
- Natural Environment
- Blood-injection
- Situational
Fear of heights
Acrophobia
Fear of rats
Murophobia
Fear of snake
Ophidiophobia
Fear of clowns
Coulrophobia
TREATMENT OF PHOBIA
Exposure Therapy
Rapid desensitization; Exposure to the actual phobia to the patient until the fear dissipates.
Flooding or Implosion
Flooding or Implosion is contraindicated to patients with?
heart problems.
Goal of Flooding or Implosion
treat the phobia in 1 to 2 sessions only.
Gradual or progressive exposure/mabagal; Serial desensitization; First is exposure to pictures, second is exposure to video, third is realistic toys, then finally the object; Anxiety must be resolved per stage.
Systematic desensitization
Learn relaxation techniques 1 session
Systematic desensitization
TREATMENT
Exposure is based on the level of progress
Implosion or Flooding
TREATMENT
Exposure is based on the level of progress
Implosion or Flooding
TREATMENT
Anxiety must be resolved per stage
Systematic Desensitization