CLP 3140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Specific Phobia, Panic Disorder, Agoraphobia
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Phobias: persistent and unreasonable fears of particular objects, activities, or situations, often involve avoidance of the object or thoughts about it. Specific phobias: category of dsm-5"s label for an intense and persistent fear of a specific object or situation. Most common: phobias of specific animals or insects, heights, thunderstorms, and blood. Impact of specific phobias: dependent on what arouses the fear, most people do not seek treatment. Many people with agoraphobia avoid crowded places, driving, and public transportation. Many also are prone to experience extreme and sudden explosion of fear- called panic attacks - and may receive a second diagnosis of panic disorder. Pronounced, disproportionate, and repeated fear about being in at least two of the following situations: public transportation, parking lots, bridges, or other open spaces, shops, theaters, or other confided places, lines or crowds, away from home unaccompanied: 2.
