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Phobia Disorders

Phobia Disorders. Olivia Lee Rachel Friend Julia Hackenberry Katelyn Russell. Symptoms and Description of a Phobia. Feeling of anxiety Inability to function Awareness that the fear is unreasonable and you just can’t help it Heart races, sweating, feeling of suffocation

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Phobia Disorders

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  1. Phobia Disorders Olivia Lee Rachel Friend Julia Hackenberry Katelyn Russell

  2. Symptoms and Description of a Phobia Feeling of anxiety Inability to function Awareness that the fear is unreasonable and you just can’t help it Heart races, sweating, feeling of suffocation Hot and cold flashes Dizziness, lightheadedness Symptoms are onset when exposed to the fear

  3. Known causes/reasons for disorder • Genetics- phobic disorders may run in families • Experience- traumatic experiences that mentally and emotionally scar you • What classification of mental health disorders does this fall under? : • Anxiety- Phobic disorders are classified as anxiety mental health disorders, because the phobia causes irrational and unreasonable fears.

  4. Impact on Daily Life • Stop them from working • Can put them in a depression • Cause panic attacks • Makes it hard to complete normal everyday tasks • Can cause hygiene problems • Cause family problems • How can this disorder impact an individual’s family or friends? • Can cause a lot of stress • Cause loss of friends • Cause problems at workplaces • Can cause the loss of jobs for a family or friend • Cause to spend more money then they have • Cause extra work done by family and friends

  5. Famous People’s Phobias Johnny Depp, Daniel Radcliffe, P. Diddy- Clourophobia(fear of clowns) Billie Bob Thorton – Panophobia(fear of antique furniture) Natalie Wood- Hydrophobia (fear of water) She died drowning. Christina Ricci-Botanophobia (fear of indoor plants) Nicole Kidman-Lepidopterophobia (fear of butterflies) Stephen Speilberg- Entomophobia (fear of insects)

  6. Harry Houdini- Claustrophobia (fear of confined spaces) Pamela Anderson-Eisoptrophobia (fear of mirrors) Billie Bob Thorton, Cher, Ronald Regan, Muhammad Ali, Whoopi Goldberg and Aretha Franklin, John Madden- Aerophobia/Aviophobia (fear of flying) Orlando Bloom- Swinophobia (fear of pigs)

  7. Movies/TV Shows with Phobias Arachnophobia (Movie) Phobia (Movie) Copycat (Movie), Ocean’s Twelve: Agoraphobia Monk (TV Show): Multiple Phobias Harry Potter (Ron Weasley): Arachnophobia Indiana Jones: Ophidiophobia (fear of snakes) What About Bob

  8. Treatments Therapy: Behavior , Cognitive and Relaxation Hypnosis Exposure treatment: Expose a person to what they are afraid of Panic Attack/ Anxiety Relaxation Techniques Specific local and national agencies and/or resources where you can obtain help/information.: Allentown State Hospital Clubhouse of Lehigh County

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