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    Phobic disorders

    Ms.Madhuri Vaidya
    Head, Dept. of Psychology
    January 25,2021
    Anxiety disorders
    • Anxiety--- General feeling of apprehension about possible danger
    • Fear ---- Alarming response to immediate danger
    • Anxiety disorders found quite common (25-30% of total population in US)
    • Comparatively more in women, creating personal,economic,healthcare problems
    • Also found more in people suffering from asthama,hypertension, chronic
    pain,IBS…

    • Neurotic disorders
    • Not incoherent, dangerous, away from reality
    1. Phobic disorders- Symptoms,
    Prevalence,
    Onset, Gender differences
    • Phobia is persistent and disproportionate fear of specific object/
    situation that represents little or no danger but leads to avoidance of
    these situations
    • Specific phobia
    • Persistent fear of real or imaginary specific object/ situation
    • Zoophobia,Clastrophobia,Nyctophobia, Algophobia,Hydrophobia….
    • Symptoms--- Increase in HR,BP, sweating, nausea, dizziness, fainting
    • Prevalence--- Women> Men
    • Onset---Diff age groups for diff phobias, Zoophobia(Childhood),
    Clastrophobia(Adolescence)
    Phobic disorders- Causal factors,
    Treatments
    • Psychological factors-
    Learned behaviour thru classical / Operant conditioning, Vicarious
    learning
    • Biological factors-
    • Temperament, Personality,Twin studies show animal phobia in IT
    • Treatments
    • Exposure therapy
    Phobic disorders- Symptoms,
    Prevalence,
    Onset, Gender differences
    • Social phobia (pg.163) Symptoms---
    • Marked fear of one / more social situations in which he is likely to get
    evaluated by others, lasting for 6 months(eg.Conversation with
    familiar/strangers, eating with others, performing in front of others)
    • Fear of being negative evaluation from others. Hence, social situations
    are avoided
    • Significant impairment in social, occupational and other imp areas of
    functioning
    • Prevalence--- Women > Men
    • Onset--- Adolescence /Young adulthood
    Phobic disorders- Causal factors,
    Treatments
    • Psychological factors-
    Learned behaviour thru classical /Operant conditioning, Vicarious learning
    Perception of unpredictability & uncontrollability
    Cognitive biases
    • Biological factors-
    Temperament,Personalitytwin studies show social phobia in IT
    • Treatments
    • Exposure therapy
    • CBT
    • Medication(anti-anxiety drugs)
    Panic disorders- Symptoms,
    Prevalence,
    Onset, Gender differences
    • Panic disorder(pg. 167)—with / without Agoraphobia(fear of public /
    crowded places)
    • Unexpected/uncued
    • Symptoms—Abrupt, intense, reach peak in 10 min & subside in 20-30
    min.
    • 4/13 physical symptoms at least for 1 month, with psychological
    symptoms like depersonalisation, fear of dying, fear of going crazy or
    loosing control
    • Prevalence--- Women> Men
    • Onset--- Adolescence/ Young adulthood
    Panic disorders- Causal factors,
    Treatments
    • Biological factors-
    Genetic factors,Increased activity in amygdala(in limbic system),
    Biochemical abnormalities(sodium level, equal amount of oxygen & CO2)
    • Psychological factors-
    Learning factors
    Cognitive biases
    Treatments-
    CBT
    Medication(anti-anxiety drugs)

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