1. Phobics Are you one of them ?

2. What is a phobia? phobia (from Greek: φόβος, phobos, "fear").Greek is an inappropriate sense of anxiety or fear triggered by exposure to a specific object or situation. It is not an illness, not a mental disorder, Nor is it a lack of will-power, or 'moral fibre', or determination.

3. Categories of Phobias phobias Specific phobias Agoraphobia Social phobia

4.  Social phobia occurs when there is an excessive fear of social situations,ex. small groups of people at parties.  People with social phobia have no confidence with people they don't know, and fear that strangers are being critical of them.  fear that they will behave in an embarrassing way, such as blushing or shaking in public.

6. Agoraphobia  means a fear of open spaces, often because of worry about having a panic attack.  People with agoraphobia may avoid being on bridges, busy streets or in crowded stores, so disabled. they literally will not leave their homes.  often starts in late adolescence and early adulthood. It's more common in women than men.

8. Specific Phobia  These are very common in children. But some phobias carry on until adult life, animals (e.g. spiders, snakes, mice, birds and insects). the natural world (e.g. storms, heights, weather). blood, injections and injury. certain situations (enclosed spaces, lifts, planes).

11. Specific Phobia  Sometimes, people can become phobic about catching illnesses or anything that puts them at risk of vomiting or choking.  Specific phobias are more common in women, and they often begin in childhood.  People who suffer from these phobias rarely have any other psychiatric or psychological problems

13. Symptoms of Phobias  If you have a phobia, you usually won't have any symptoms until you are faced with your feared situation  or object (or, sometimes, if you think about, or see a picture of it).  You may then develop symptoms of anxiety, including:

14. Symptoms of Phobias  fast breathing  being aware of a fast heart  a choking sensation  flushing  sweating  feeling faint  numbness.  tension headaches.  dizziness  "churning" of the stomach  diarrhea

15. Some Reasons of What Causes Phobias  There are several different theories about why phobias develop. They do seem to run in families. But………… Young babies a stressful life event

16. Treatment  Self-help  Talking therapies  Behavioral therapy  Cognitive behavioral therapy  Flooding  Medicines

17. Resources  American Psychiatric Association (APA). www.HealthyMinds.org  Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA).www.adaa.org  Mental Health America (formerly NMHA) www.mentalhealthamerica.net  http://hcd2.bupa.co.uk/fact_sheets/html/phobias.html. http://hcd2.bupa.co.uk/fact_sheets/html/phobias.html  National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) www.nami.org

18. Thanks…. By Lo’lo’a Riad