Phobias-Management Pharmacotherapy – BDZs, SSRIs Psychotherapy – Behavior therapy is the most effective Systematic Desensitization – [Exposure / Relaxation] Best Evidence in T/T of Phobias Therapeutic graded exposure [Exposure and response prevention] Flooding [Implosion]- Exposed in Most severe form Modeling [Participant modeling]- Therapist himself makes contact with phobic stimulus Social Anxiety Disorder [Social Phobia]: Fear […]
Agoraphobia Fear of places where escape might be difficult Fear of being in open spaces / Crowded Spaces Fear of enclosed spaces Fear of travelling alone or using public transport Very disabling phobia as patient may become home bound Management: BDZ and SSRIs Behavior therapy – Systematic desensitization, flooding, exposure and response prevention Relaxation
Defense mechanisms in psychiatric diseases OCD- Reaction formation Displacement Undoing Inhibition Phobia-Displacement & Inhibition Dissociative disorder-Dissociation Neurosis-Regression Delusion/hallucination-Projection Impulse Control Disorders-Acting out Borderline Personality Ds-Projecting Identification Substance Use Disorder-Rationalization
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Phobia INTRODUCTION: Marked and persistent fear of objects or situations, exposure to which results in an immediate anxiety reaction. The patient avoids the phobic stimulus, and this avoidance usually impairs occupational or social functioning Panic attacks may be triggered by the phobic stimulus or may emerge spontaneously during the course of the illness. Unlike patients
Phobia Q. 1 A woman tells you that she cannot urinate in a public restroom because she is embarrassed. Because of this problem, she can rarely leave home. The best diagnosis is? A Specific phobia B Separation anxiety disorder C Social phobia D Post-traumatic stress disorder Q. 1 A woman tells you that she cannot
