Noun:

அளவுக்கு மீறிய அச்சம்,

phobias's Usage Examples:

Treating agoraphobia is more difficult than other phobias because there are often so many fears involved, such as fear of open spaces, traffic, elevators, and escalators.

In adults, only about 20 percent of specific phobias go away without treatment, and agoraphobia gets worse with time if untreated.

Common examples of specific phobias, which can begin at any age, include fear of insects, snakes, and dogs; escalators, elevators, and bridges; high places; and open spaces.

Several drugs are used to treat specific phobias by controlling symptoms and helping to prevent panic attacks.

Desensitization-A treatment for phobias which involves exposing the phobic person to the feared situation.

Laughing at people for having stupid phobias isn't very nice.

Phobias belong to a large group of mental problems known as anxiety disorders and can be divided into three specific types: specific phobias (formerly called simple phobias), social phobias, and agoraphobia.

Social phobias may be only mildly irritating, or they may significantly interfere with daily life.

While experts believe the tendency to develop phobias runs in families and may be hereditary, a specific stressful event usually triggers the development of a specific phobia or agoraphobia.

Experts do not really know why phobias develop, although research suggests the tendency to develop phobias may be a complex interaction between heredity and environment.

When agoraphobia accompanies panic attacks, it also responds to cognitive-behavioral treatment for panic disorder, often in conjunction with anti-anxiety and antidepressant medications similar to those prescribed for other phobias.

Being proud to have made it Have you got any irrational fears or phobias?etiology of the phobias, Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 17, 16-18.

Advances in neuroimaging have also led researchers to identify certain parts of the brain and specific neural pathways that are associated with phobias.

Synonyms:

phobic neurosis, simple phobia, anxiety disorder, phobic disorder, agoraphobia, social phobia,

Antonyms:

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