PSYCHOLOGY 101 | SYMPTOMS | KINDS | TREATMENTS | NEUROSCIENCE |
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What is FEAR?
The unpleasant feeling you have when you think you are in danger
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What is AROUSAL?
A state in which you feel excited or very alert, for example as a result of fear, stress, or anger
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What is AEROPHOBIA?
A pathological fear of flying in an airplane
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What is IMAGINARY EXPOSURE?
A part of cognitive behavioral therapy in which a patient with a phobia imagines he or she is in a fearful situation
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Who is A PHOBIC?
A person with an abnormal fear of situations, organisms, or objects
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What is PHOBIA?
An abnormal, intense, and irrational fear of a given situation, organism, or object
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What is NAUSEA?
The condition of feeling sick and the feeling that you are going to vomit
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What is ACROPHOBIA?
An abnormal fear or dread of being at a great height
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What is IN VIVO EXPOSURE?
After the stage of imaginary exposure, therapists gradually increase the intensity of treatment by exposing phobic patients to real situations of fear in THIS stage.
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Who is A PSYCHOPATH?
A person with serious mental problems who may act in a violent way without feeling sorry for what they have done
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What is ANXIETY?
A feeling of nervousness or worry, often accompanied by physical symptoms such as shaking, intense feelings in the gut, etc.
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What is SWEAT?
The salty colorless liquid which comes through your skin when you are hot, ill, or afraid
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What is CLAUSTROPHOBIA?
An abnormal fear of being closed in or of being in a confined space
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What is RELAPSE?
To become ill again after recovery
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What is AN AMYGDALA?
An almond-shaped part of the brain that processes memory, decision-making, and emotional responses
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What is DEPRESSION?
A mental state in which you are sad and feel that you cannot enjoy anything because your situation is so difficult and unpleasant
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What is EMPATHY?
The ability to share another person's feelings and emotions as if they were your own. A person with antisocial personality disorder is known to lack this ability.
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What is HEMATOPHOBIA?
A fear of bleeding or seeing blood
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What is TRANQUILIZER?
A drug that makes people feel calmer or less anxious
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What is CEREBRAL CORTEX?
The outer layer of the cerebrum, where higher brain processes occur.
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What is ALCOHOLISM?
A condition in which dependence on alcohol harms a person's health, social functioning, or family life
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What are PALPITATIONS?
When someone has these, their heart beats very fast in an irregular way.
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What is ARACHNOPHOBIA?
An abnormal fear of spiders
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What are ANTIDEPRESSANTS?
A class of drugs used to alleviate depression
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What are REPTILES?
Snakes, lizards, and crocodiles belong to this group of animals. They are cold-blooded, have their skins covered with scales, and lay eggs.
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