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Acrophobia, also known as hypsophobia, is an extreme or irrational fear or phobia of heights, especially when one is not particularly high up. It belongs to a category of specific phobias, called space and motion discomfort, that share similar causes and options for treatment.
fear of everything or constant generalised fear of an unknown cause Pedophobia, paedophobia, pediaphobia: fear of babies and children: Phagophobia: fear of swallowing: Phallophobia: fear of erections or penises: Pharmacophobia: fear of medications: Phasmophobia: fear of ghosts or phantoms: Philophobia: fear of love: Phyllophobia fear of leaves ...
Medication phobia, also known as pharmacophobia, is a fear of the use of pharmacological treatments and a negative view of drugs in general. [1] In severe, excessive and irrational cases it may be a type of specific phobia .
Treatment Systematic desensitisation, exposure therapy, counseling, cognitive behavioral therapy, medication Thalassophobia (from Ancient Greek θάλασσα ( thálassa ) 'sea' and φόβος ( phóbos ) 'fear') [ 1 ] is the persistent and intense fear of deep bodies of water , such as the ocean , seas , or lakes .
Alprazolam, sold under the brand name Xanax among others, is a fast-acting, potent tranquilizer of moderate duration within the triazolobenzodiazepine group of chemicals called benzodiazepines. [15]
AA’s meetings, with their folding chairs and donated coffee, were intended as a judgment-free space for addicts to talk about their problems. Treatment facilities were designed for discipline. Something else has been lost with the institutionalization of the 12 steps over the years: Bill Wilson’s openness to medical intervention.
A phobia is an anxiety disorder, defined by an irrational, unrealistic, persistent and excessive fear of an object or situation. [7] [8] [9] [1] Phobias typically result in a rapid onset of fear and are usually present for more than six months. [1]
A lawyer for Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter is fighting back against the sexual assault allegations he's facing in a new lawsuit.