phobia恐惧症概要.ppt

Phobia Definition Phobia(恐惧症), a kind of anxiety disorder, is an intense, irrational fear when people face a certain situation, activity, or object. With a phobia, people may know their anxiety and fear are not necessary, but they cant help the feelings. Categories Agoraphobia (广场恐惧症) Social phobia specific phobia (特定恐惧症) Fear of public places Fear of social situation Fear of specific objects or situations. (社交恐惧症) Agoraphobia: Fear of Public Places The agora was a market and meeting place in ancient Greece. Someone with agoraphobia is afraid of being trapped in a public place or a place like a bridge or a line at the bank. Agoraphobia affects twice as many women as men. Untreated, it can lead to someone becoming housebound. Social Phobia: Beyond Being Shy Will my actions seem appropriate to others ? Will the words be there when its time to talk? untreated social phobia often leads to avoiding social contact, it can have a major negative impact on a persons relationships and professional life. Specific Phobia:Various Causes One of the most common anxiety disorders types. About 10% of the general population are affected. People with specific phobia may be terrified by some circumscribed things such as objects like dogs, heights and situations like speaking in a meeting or shaking hands with strangers. The followings would be some specific phobias… Common ones Claustrophobia(幽闭空间恐惧症), an abnormal fear of being in enclosed spaces. Common ones Zoophobia, fear of animals. Such phobias often develop in childhood and sometimes go away as the child grows. arachnophobia -- fear of spiders ophidiophobia -- fear of snakes apiphobia -- fear of bees Common ones Brontophobia: Fear of Thunder Aerophobia: Afraid to Fly However, you may hardly hear of these following phobias… Afraid of yellow Afraid of being locked Afraid of mustache Afraid of self reflection Japanophobia---afraid of Japanese Hippopotomonstr