5. Understanding Unreasonable Fear

Understanding Unreasonable Fear

Psychological phobias are what most people think of when the term “phobia” is mentioned; an intense and unreasonable fear, despite clear evidence that such fear is not necessary. There are hundreds of different psychological phobias that can appear in patients for different reasons. When a person has a psychological phobia, they will often experience:

• Feelings of terror or dread
• Intense anxiety when near the object of the phobia
• Panic attacks
• Difficult in social situations (depending on the prevalence of the phobia)

It can be hard to understand why a person with a psychological phobia is afraid or why they act unreasonably, but that’s the nature of the phobia itself. If you or someone you know has a psychological phobia, it can be very helpful to seek treatment and to look for therapy and counseling.

A psychological phobia can be caused by a traumatic experience, but no direct contact with the object of the phobia is necessary. Many people will get arachnophobia, a fear of spiders, without ever encountering a dangerous spider. Phobias usually begin as a person perceives danger from a certain source. The person then amplifies that danger and begins to obsess on the source of that danger.

There has been a great deal of evidence to suggest that many phobias are caused by genetic factors or by social pressures. A therapist will try to work with a patient with psychological phobias to discover the reason for the condition, as this is an essential step towards forming a treatment plan for persons with phobias.

Source : http://www.allaboutcounseling.com/library/psychological-phobias/

Vocabularies list :

1.      Evidence                     = Fakta-Fakta

2.      Dread                         = Ketakutan

3.      Amplifies                    = Menjelaskan

4.      Prevalence                  = Kelaziman

5.      Perceives                    = Merasa

6.      Genetic                       = Azas keturunan

7.      Traumatic                    = Trauma

8.      Pressure                      = Tekanan

9.      Encountering               = temu

10.  Treatment                    = cara pengobatan

Exercise :

1.     

1)      What Causes a Psychological Phobia?

2)       What is the cause of phobia Physiology?

3)       When a person has a psychological phobia?

4)      Whether a person phobia comes from his experience?

5)       What is Psychological Phobia?