Phobic disorders|Causes Riskfactors|Symptoms| Diagnosis|Treatment

Phobic disorders|Causes Riskfactors|Symptoms| Diagnosis|Treatment follow our instagram for updates https://instagram.com/knowledgemadnoob?igshid=56ykh1xikzw9 Neurotic disorder phobia a persistent irrational fear of an object or situation although the person may recognise it as unreasonable Phobia may create panic level anxiety if the situation is not avoided Commonly use defence mechanism is repression and displacement to avoid anxiety to produced by phobia Three types of phobia Agoraphobia Social phobia Simple phobia Ag-fear of open space or fear of living ones home using public transportation Most common type of phobia 2. Fear of social gathering 3. The great towards a specific stimulus or object Eg:acrophobia: fear of height Gamophobia:fear to marriage Algophobia:fear of pain Hydrophobia Clostrophobia:f of closed space Zeno phobia: fear of strangers Zoo phobia Mgt Systemic desensitisation Gradually introducing the individual to fear object or situation in small dose with relaxation techniques Flooding: implosion repeated exposure to ths disturbing ideas situation or condition untill this longer produce anxiety Stop negative thoughts by using cognitive behavioral techniques Administer anti-anxiety and anti depressant drugs Allow the patient to verbalize feelings about phobia Patient with history of clostrophobia may need to be sedated during MRI