Background of the Psychophobia research
Due to the prolonged Covid-19 epidemic worldwide, people were, some still are, forced to refrain from going out. As a result, more people suffer from social phobia and plaza phobia. This paper discusses different phobias that affect social activities and those phobias’ meanings, causes, symptoms, and treatment.
The definition of phobia
Phobias are similar to anxiety disorder in which people are afraid of certain unexpected situations, activities, or targets and try to avoid the condition due to high-intensity fear and displeasure. If you feel fear even though you know that fear is neither reasonable nor threatening to you, you are in a situation where it is difficult to control yourself with various symptoms, such as seizures.
Causes and Symptoms
Family history studies show that there is a possibility of heredity, but it is not clear yet. It is also described as developing when one is born with a predisposition to phobias and exposed to constant stress. Biologically, as with other anxiety disorders, it is assumed that abnormalities in the nervous circuitry that mediate anxiety are involved in the development of certain phobias. In particular, hyperactivation of the tonsils is likely linked. In psychoanalysis theory, desire and fear cause internal conflict. It explains that phobias appear as a warning sign. Learning theory explains that learning from others about fear-response behaviour or warning parents that it is dangerous is one cause of the phobia. All phobias may cause severe depression and anxiety. Moreover, it can limit your daily activities. Complex phobias, such as agoraphobia and social phobia, are more likely to cause these symptoms.
The effects of phobias on society, individuals, and families
If you have social phobia, the idea that you can see yourself in public or at social events can give you a feeling of fear, anxiety, and vulnerability. Intentionally avoiding meeting people is a sign of social phobia. The symptoms of agoraphobia vary slightly from person to person. While some feel frightened just by going right in front of the house, some can travel for a short distance without a problem. Agoraphobia can also cause solitary phobia and claustrophobia.
Cure
Medication is applicable when a patient needs a quick treatment effect, does not seek psychosocial treatment, such as cognitive behaviour therapy, is unable to perform tasks given during treatment, or does not respond to cognitive behaviour therapy. When choosing drugs, subtypes, complications, past treatment reactions, and the risk of side effects should be considered. The second method, psychosocial therapy, uses a variety of techniques, but the most studied treatment is cognitive behaviour therapy. Cognitive behaviour therapy is a method of correcting and treating misperception and behaviour related to social phobia. Various cognitive behavioural therapy techniques are employed, but the most important thing is cognitive therapy. Cognitive therapy is implemented with the aim of understanding and correcting patients’ misguided thoughts and behaviours related to social phobia, and it is more effective to treat in groups than lone individuals. Treatment includes various treatment techniques such as education and discussion on social phobia, cognitive therapy that finds and reasonably changes wrong ideas, and exposure therapy that finds and finds difficult situations.
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