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Common Agoraphobic Symptoms

Agoraphobia is the phobia or fear of being in open spaces or crowds in the extreme fear of having a panic attack. It can be a very difficult mental disorder that may limit one’s life into his safe faculties. The physical, emotional, and psychological symptoms of agoraphobia should be addressed immediately in order to have appropriate treatment and be able to overcome the syndrome. Continue reading

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Systematic Desentization as Behavioral Treatment for Phobic and Anxiety Disorders

Phobia and Anxiety

A Phobic Disorder is an intense, irrational, specific fear in response to an external object, activity, or situation. Phobia, from the Greek word, Phobos, meaning “fear” or “morbid fear”, is a type of an anxiety Disorder.

An Anxiety disorder is a chronic condition characterized by an excessive persistent of apprehension and fear of the unknown with physical symptoms such as palpilations, sweating, irritability, restlessness and other signs of stress. Anxiety disorders have a variety of biological and environmental causes.

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