Phobias by Miles Smith https://padlet.com/milessmith080503/a5mgkom0buxb By Miles Smith, Erik Mora, and Alan Trejo en-us 2017-09-19 15:02:18 UTC 2017-09-28 15:02:42 UTC hello@padlet.com Symptoms erikmora357 https://padlet.com/milessmith080503/a5mgkom0buxb/wish/188945491 Symptoms are:
Sweating
Trembling
Hot flushes or chills
Shortness of breath 
Difficulty breathing
A choking sensation
rapid heartbeat 

]]> 2017-09-19 15:23:55 UTC https://padlet.com/milessmith080503/a5mgkom0buxb/wish/188945491 What can a family member or friend of someone with a phobia do? milessmith080503 https://padlet.com/milessmith080503/a5mgkom0buxb/wish/188950215 Depending on the severity and type of the phobia, a loved one can hep support people when they're exposed to their phobia, and take care of things that might trigger it.

Try to expose them to their fears, in order to conquer them.  ]]> 2017-09-19 15:32:02 UTC https://padlet.com/milessmith080503/a5mgkom0buxb/wish/188950215 What is a medical expert's point of view on phobia? aa1aantrejo https://padlet.com/milessmith080503/a5mgkom0buxb/wish/188950579  
  • Some risk factors for phobia is family, school, poor social skills, and etcetera. One major risk factor for phobia is negative experience at a young age.
  • A general method to treat phobia is exposure therapy. Exposure therapy is the showing of your fear, to ultimately conquer your fear.
  • It is important to identify clinical depression in mental health patients because it can quickly take over someone's life. There also  might be a high chance of suicide.
  • Some careers in medical science for mental illnesses are therapist,, case manager, counselor, and nurse. 
]]> 2017-09-19 15:32:45 UTC https://padlet.com/milessmith080503/a5mgkom0buxb/wish/188950579 Strange fears milessmith080503 https://padlet.com/milessmith080503/a5mgkom0buxb/wish/189796924 Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia -  The fear of long words 

Tidaephobia - The fear that somewhere in the world a duck or goose is watching you. 

triskaidekaphobia - The fear of the number 13. 

Zemmiphobia - The fear of mole rats.]]> 2017-09-21 15:20:14 UTC https://padlet.com/milessmith080503/a5mgkom0buxb/wish/189796924 Statistics aa1aantrejo https://padlet.com/milessmith080503/a5mgkom0buxb/wish/189799387
  • Phobia statistics reveal that only 23% of all people with phobias seek treatment for their anxiety.
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    2. Social phobias affect people of all ages, though they usually begin in adolescence. If phobia statistics and facts are to be believed, then nearly 40% of them begin before the age of 10, while 95% start before the age of 20. 
    ]]>     2017-09-21 15:24:21 UTC https://padlet.com/milessmith080503/a5mgkom0buxb/wish/189799387     What's the difference between a fear and a phobia? - Well, all humans are on some level, afraid of the dark, because of what could be in it. Every human is afraid of being hurt or killed, or falling. These fears are all rational. Phobias, however, are irrational fears that don't always make sense. For example, arachnaphobia is irrational. Most spiders are harmless, and the ones that can hurt you usually won't unless provoked. milessmith080503 https://padlet.com/milessmith080503/a5mgkom0buxb/wish/189800863 2017-09-21 15:26:41 UTC https://padlet.com/milessmith080503/a5mgkom0buxb/wish/189800863 Their Cause erikmora357 https://padlet.com/milessmith080503/a5mgkom0buxb/wish/191711472 It usually develops when a traumatic experience happens and you develop a fear for it. It is not clear why phobias occur from past experiences. They happen in childhood, adolescence, or early adult hood ]]> 2017-09-27 15:08:49 UTC https://padlet.com/milessmith080503/a5mgkom0buxb/wish/191711472 https://youtu.be/jYA9CHX1NLU milessmith080503 https://padlet.com/milessmith080503/a5mgkom0buxb/wish/191717894 Video explaining phobia ]]> 2017-09-27 15:19:29 UTC https://padlet.com/milessmith080503/a5mgkom0buxb/wish/191717894 Family member/loved one - sterotypes milessmith080503 https://padlet.com/milessmith080503/a5mgkom0buxb/wish/191719748 Some stereotypes of people with phobias:
    They're scaredy cats that are being immature, they are irrational or stupid for having their phobia, and that all they need to do to not be scared is get over it. ]]>     2017-09-27 15:22:17 UTC https://padlet.com/milessmith080503/a5mgkom0buxb/wish/191719748