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phobia: see neurosis neurosis, in psychiatry, a broad category of psychological disturbance, encompassing various mild forms of mental disorder. Until fairly recently, the term neurosis was broadly employed in contrast with psychosis, which denoted much more severe, debilitating mental ..... Click the link for more information. . phobiaExtreme and irrational fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation. A phobia is classified as a type of anxiety disorder (a neurosis), since anxiety is its chief symptom. Phobias are generally believed to result when fear produced by an original threatening situation (such as a near-drowning in childhood) is transferred to other similar situations (such as encounters with bodies of water), the original fear often being repressed or forgotten. Behaviour therapy can be helpful in overcoming phobias, the phobic person being gradually exposed to the anxiety-provoking object or situation in a way that demonstrates that no threat really exists. |
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| PTSD encompasses numerous signs and symptoms, with co-morbities of depression, alcohol abuse, panic and phobic disorders and generalised anxiety disorders. A polymorphic genomic duplication on human chromosome 15 is a susceptibility factor for panic and phobic disorders. Phobic disorders and panic in adults: A guide to assessment and treatment. |
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