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Phobia (Types of Phobia (Specific Phobias (Trypanophobia (Injections…
Phobia
Types of Phobia
Agoraphobia
Fear of places and situations where escape is difficult
Specific Phobias
Trypanophobia
Injections
Aerophobia
Flying
Arachnophobia
Spiders
Cynophobia
Dogs
Mysophobia / Germophobia
fear of contamination and germs
Social
Fear of social situations
Causes
Traumatic experience
Attacked by a dog when young
Almost drowning
Experienced violent air turbulence
Possible genetic adaptation
Insects eat crops, ancestors developed hatred and disgust towards insects, passed down generations.
Fear of heights to ensure future generations avoid unnecessary danger
Treatment
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Exposure combined with other techniques to learn ways to view and cope with the feared object or situation differently.
Exposure Therapy
Slowly expose self to object of fear in increasing levels of undesirability over time
An
extreme
and
irrational
fear
suffix: -phobia
