The phobia of flying is one of the most common specific phobias, but fortunately, it responds very well to psychological treatment. In this article, we will see what the working process in psychotherapy with patients with a phobia of flying consists of, taking into account that the treatment is always personalized and varies depending on …
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Social phobia is a problem that has repercussions in different spheres of the life of the person who suffers from this condition. On this occasion, we are going to focus on the effects it can have on the educational performance of individuals suffering from social anxiety disorder , listing some of the main repercussions and …
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Thalassophobia The thalassophobia is a type of phobia in which it has an excessive and recurring to large bodies of water, especially the ocean fear. It is encompassed within the disorders known as “specific phobias”, that is, strong fears of a particular element that provoke anxiety and irrational thoughts. In the case of thalassophobia use …
The hydrophobicity or water phobia is a psychological disorder that is characterized by an irrational, excessive and unjustified fear into the water. Typically this type of phobia is usually related to the fear of beaches or pools, due to a large amount of water that is present in those places. Teenage Boy Wearing Float Toys …
The Agoraphobia is an anxiety disorder that arises in the person when this is in a place not considered safe The person suffering from this disorder is afraid to feel anxiety in situations where it is difficult to escape to a safe place and where immediate help is not available in case of having a panic attack. This …
The trypophobia, phobia of holes, holes or points, is the extreme fear or repulsion caused by any pattern of geometric figures closely together, especially small holes, although they can also be small rectangles or convex circles. It is a phobia quite common in humans, although little known in reality. Although the trypophobia does not appear in the Manual …
The Pediophobia is a type of specific phobia is characterized by excessive and irrational fear of the dolls form. The people who suffer from this disorder do not only fear the dolls that in their design contain some element related to terror, but they fear all the dolls in a general way. Specifically, it seems …
The Cherophobia is a neologism that alludes to the exaggerated fear or displeasure towards the own fatness or the one of other people. This term is also referred to in the literature as procrescophobia, obesophobia, fear of weight gain, weight phobia or fat phobia. The phorophobia does not constitute a disorder classified as a specific type of …
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The cronophobia is a type of specific phobia in which the element is feared over time. People with this disorder have an irrational, excessive and uncontrollable fear over time. It constitutes an anxiety disorder since the phobic fear that people experience causes them high anxiety responses. Likewise, chronophobia can be a very serious and disabling alteration for the person, since …
The apiphobia , also known as melisofobia, is a type of specific phobia is characterized by an irrational and excessive fear of bees, wasps and hornets. That is to say, it is the name that receives the phobia of bees. The fear of bees or wasps is quite common among society, mainly because of the fear that causes …
