Phobias

Question 1

Defining Characteristic

Answer 1

Marked fear or anxiety about a specific object or situation

Question 2

What separates it?

Answer 2

extreme panic or anxiety when encountering the stimulus

Question 3

Disorders likely to co-occur with

Answer 3

Specific phobias, social anxiety, panic disorder

Question 4

Causes

Answer 4

overactive emotional response systems, evolution, overprotective parenting, female sex, shaming, rigid moral codes

Question 5

Time for diagnoses

Answer 5

6 months or more

Question 6

Treatments

Answer 6

Exposure therapy, CBT, HRT