Introduction The aim of this report is to analyse the results of a survey on people's phobias. In this survey, people were asked different questions to find out how many of them suffers from different phobias and how it is affecting their lives. Types of phobias The most common phobias among questioned people are altophobia and pteromerhanophobia. This is shown by the fact that 19% of questioned people are afraid of heights and 17% are afraid of flying. The least common phobia is agoraphobia. This is demonstrated by the fact that only 4% of questioned people are afraid of open spaces or of being in crowded, public places. Number of phobias Women tend to have more phobias than man. This is exemplified by the fact that 26% of questioned women have more than two phobias while significant number of men have no phobias. The survey also shows that younger people have more phobias than older people. Problems It is difficult to live with phobias
faster and their teeth turn brown or discolored Each year, nearly half a million Americans die from tobacco use. One of every six deaths in the United States is a result of smoking tobacco, making tobacco more lethal than all other addictive drugs combined Nervous or Depressed? Scientists are learning how tobacco and nicotine affect teen smokers. Studies going on for 25 years show a link between heavy teen smoking and fear of going outside (agoraphobia). Teens who smoke were 6 times more likely to get agoraphobia. And, teen smokers were 15 times more likely to have panic attacks than teens who did not smoke. Scientists think the reason is that nicotine hurts blood vessels to the brain, and also blocks air from the lungs. Whatever the reason, teen smokers are more likely to have panic attacks, anxiety disorders, and depression. Illegal Drugs When people talk about the "drug problem," they usually mean abusing legal drugs or using
5 Mõtlemise sisulised häired (disturbances in content of thought): 1) sund- e. obsessiivne mõte (obsession) (vt. kirjeldus obsessiiv-kompulsiivne häire) 2) foobia (phobia) - teatud väliste situatsioonide või objektide ülemäärane kartmine (e. ülemäärane ärevus, mis tekib teatud situatsioonide või objektide toimel, mis tegelikult ei ole ohtlikud): *agorafoobia (agoraphobia); *sotsiaalfoobia (social phobia); *liht- e. spetsiifiline foobia (specific phobia)(kõrgusekartus, välgukartus, loomade kartus jne 3) ülekaalukas mõte (idee) (overvalued idea) - ekslik veendumus, mis on vähem püsivam ja veidram kui luulumõte. 4) luulumõte (delusion) - tegelikkusega olulisel määral vastuoluline ekslik veendumus, mis üldjuhul ei allu korrektsioonile: *depressiivne luul - alaväärsusluul, väiksusluul, vaesusluul, hüpohondriline luul, füüsilise
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