Getting
Treatment for a Phobia
When a patient has a phobia, treatment should
begin immediately. A phobia can take a long time and be a very extensive
process. Patients are often treated with cognitive behavioral therapy, which takes a multi-stage
approach to give the patient a better understanding of phobias. The patient is
taught new ways to deal with their phobias and how to handle fears in a more
healthy and productive way. Some phobias may be treated with group therapy
sessions.
Many patients with phobias also have other
behavioral or emotional disorders, and these will need to be treated with the
phobias. For instance, many patients with psychological phobias have obsessive
compulsive disorder (OCD). Behavioral therapy is absolutely necessary for these
patients.
Many patients with psychological phobias are
worried about the cost of treatment. Phobia treatment can take months and
requires a qualified psychologist, psychiatrist, or sociologist. This can make
it expensive, but there are low-cost options for patients on a budget or
patients who do not have the necessary means to pay for a psychologist.
If you or someone you know has a
psychological phobia, seek help immediately. Treatment can stop the condition
from getting worse and can lead to relief of the anxiety and fear that comes with a serious phobia.
Vocabularies list :
1.
Unwarranted = Tidak beralasan
2.
Immediately = Dengan seketika
3.
Compulsive = Yang mendorong
4.
Regardless = Tanpa memperhatikan/menghiraukan
5.
Psychiatrist = Dokter penyakit jiwa
6.
Budget =
anggaran belanja
7.
Lead =
timah
8.
Relief =
keringanan
9.
Disorders = kekacauan
10.
Hypersensitive = terlalu
halus perasaannya
Exercise:
1. What
the fact of phobia?
2. How
does treat the phobia?
3. What
is the phobia worried to?
4. What
is the problem that usually face by the patient?
5. How to handle fear in a therapeutic way more healthy and productive?