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Phobia-specific patterns of cognitive emotion regulation strategies

Scientific Reports, 2023
Although fear plays a vital role in survival, an overly active threat detection system could be maladaptive due to its negative health consequences. Putatively maladaptive emotion regulation (ER) strategies are a core problem in phobias.
Andras N. Zsido, Andras Lang, Beatrix Labadi, Anita Deak   +3 more
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Phobia Exposure Therapy Using Virtual and Augmented Reality: A Systematic Review

Applied Sciences, 2022
A specific phobia is a common anxiety-related disorder that can be treated efficiently using different therapies including exposure therapy or cognitive therapy. One of the most famous methods to treat a specific phobia is exposure therapy.
Ghaida Albakri, Rahma Bouaziz, Wallaa Alharthi, Slim Kammoun, Mohammed Al-Sarem, Faisal Saeed, Mohammed Hadwan   +6 more
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Is Continued Improvement After Automated Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for Spider Phobia Explained by Subsequent in-vivo Exposure? A First Test of the Lowered Threshold Hypothesis

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2021
Consumer Virtual Reality (VR) technology offers a powerful, immersive medium for scalable dissemination of mental health interventions. Decades of research has shown VR exposure therapy to be efficacious in the treatment of anxiety disorders and that the
Philip Lindner, Philip Lindner, Peter Dafgård, Alexander Miloff, Gerhard Andersson, Gerhard Andersson, Gerhard Andersson, Lena Reuterskiöld, Lena Reuterskiöld, William Hamilton, Per Carlbring   +10 more
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The association between primary nonmonosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis and the presence of specific phobia: a case–control study

African Journal of Urology, 2022
Background Nocturnal enuresis (NE) is a common childhood condition characterized by recurrent bedwetting in children with normal bladder control over 5 years old.
Mahbubeh Isfahani, Parsa Yousefichaijan, Roham Sarmadian, Bahman Salehi, Danial Habibi   +4 more
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Handheld or head-mounted? An experimental comparison of the potential of augmented reality for animal phobia treatment using smartphone and HoloLens 2

Frontiers in Virtual Reality, 2022
Exposure therapy is an effective treatment for specific phobia that could be further enhanced through Augmented Reality, a novel technology that can facilitate implementation of gradual exposure and promote treatment acceptability.
Nele A. J. De Witte, Fien Buelens, Glen Debard, Bert Bonroy, Wout Standaert, Fernando Tarnogol, Tom Van Daele   +6 more
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A rare case report of alektorophobia in an adult male

Annals of Indian Psychiatry, 2018
Alektorophobia is a term specific to fear of chickens/hens. It is a type of ornithophobia (fear of birds) which comes under specific phobia, animal type.
Suvarna Jyothi Kantipudi, Navina Suresh, R Sathianathan   +2 more
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Social Anxiety Disorder

South African Journal of Psychiatry, 2013
According to epidemiological studies, rates of social anxiety disorder(SAD) or social phobia range from 3% to 16% in the generalpopulation.[1,2]Social phobia and specific phobias have an earlier ageof onset than other anxiety disorders.
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A review of the phenomenology, aetiology and treatment of animal phobia and insights for biophobia

People and Nature
Biophobia refers to a fear of living things, which leads to alienation from nature. The literature examining the underlying mechanisms and treatment of biophobia is sparse. This review aims to increase the readers' understanding of biophobia by examining
Melissa M. Norberg, Shanara Visvalingam, Richard J. Stevenson, Supreet Saluja   +3 more
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Treatment of specific phobia in older adults

Clinical Interventions in Aging, 2007
Nancy A Pachana1, Rana M Woodward1, Gerard JA Byrne21School of Psychology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia 2School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, AustraliaAbstract: Phobias are common in later life, yet treatment research ...
Nancy A Pachana, Rana M Woodward, Gerard JA Byrne   +2 more
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Investigation of specific familial transmission characteristics in social phobia

Psychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 2021
INTRODUCTION: Environmental, specifically familial behaviors and parenting styles are particularly significant in the development of social phobia (SP).
Guler Alpaslan, Sibel Orsel, Berna Cagatay, Olga Seher Guriz, Erkan Kuru, Hasan Karadag   +5 more
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