What+is+a+phobia,+and+why+do+people+have+them?


 * __WHAT IS A PHOBIA, AND WHY DO PEOPLE HAVE THEM?__**

Answer the question below, append new answers to the top of this page. _ __Response 1:__ A phobia is an extremely strong fear that a person could develop throughout their life. It will not likely go away and sometimes panic attacks will occur which is a sign and symptom of phobias. Panic attacks are when a person would start to sweat, shake, and breathe rapidly. They may not last a long time, but to the person who is dealing with one, it may seem like it lasted for an extensive amount of time. The name for the phobia of having a panic attack would be agoraphobia. Social Phobia is a type of phobia which deals with situations where a person would being afraid that they will be embarrassed in front of other people. An example would be something like they would be too afraid to present a presentation in front of a class. Most social phobias start when someone is a teenager.
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There is no sure reason why people develop phobias but there are theories like if a traumatic event happened or due to someones genes they may have a phobia. Women are more likely to deal with phobias then men while also 5 out of 100 people (in the United States) have at least on phobia. In order to deal with phobias medication will help or an option would be facing the phobia straight on, depending on what the specialist would prescribe.

By Jenna F. 8.3 October 19, 2011

Bibliography __[|http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/emotion/phobias.html#]__ Reviewed by Colleen Sherman, phD Date reviewed June 2010

__[]__ Medical Author: __[|Roxanne Dryden-Edwards, MD]__

Medical Editor: __[|Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD]__

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