KENIA A. GONZÁLEZ M.

CED. 4-701-45
EDUARDO MIRANDA
CED. 4-737-207

PHOBIAS
A phobia is an anxiety disorder characterized by an intense, disproportionate and
irrational fear of specific objects or situations, such as insects or closed places.
However, it is not simply a fear, because they have great differences .
WHAT CAUSES PHOBIA?

relative with an anxiety disorder are at

risk of developing a phobia. Distressing
events, such as nearly drowning, can
bring on a phobia. Exposure to
confined spaces, extreme heights, and
animal or insect bites can all be sources
of phobias.
ARE PHOBIAS GENETIC?

Research suggests that phobias can run in families, and that

both genetic and environmental factors (nature and nurture)
can contribute to developing a phobia
CAN YOU CURE A PHOBIA?

Almost all phobias can be successfully treated and cured.

Simple phobias can be treated through gradual exposure to
the object, animal, place or situation that causes fear and
anxiety. This is known as desensitisation or self-exposure
therapy.
How many phobias do
we have?
In the United States, approximately 19 million
people have phobias.
3 MOST COMMON
PHOBIAS
Arachnophobia –
Arachnophobia is possibly
the most well-known of all
phobias. It is the fear of
spiders, or arachnids.
Estimates put arachnophobia
at affecting roughly 1 in 3
women and 1 in 4 men.
Ophidiophobia – Ophidiophobia
is the fear of snakes. Both this
phobia and arachnophobia are
thought to be rooted in human
evolution. Other factors can
include personal experiences with
snakes and cultural influences.
Acrophobia –
Acrophobia, or fear of heights,
affects over 20 million people. This
fear in particular is frequently
associated with anxiety attacks and
avoidance of the phobia trigger. In
this case, high places.