Phobias

Psychology encompasses many areas of people's lives. It is well known that psychology can cope with phobias. To begin with, a phobia is the fancy name for a fear. But it is not just any kind of fear. It is normal to be afraid of things or some situations. A phobia is different because it is an extremely strong fear. It is also a kind of fear that doesn't go away. There are many kinds of phobias (about 533) and 3 main groups which include:

1. Specific phobias, which are the most common and focus on specific objects.



2. Social phobias, which causes extreme anxiety in social or public situations.



3. Agoraphobia - is a fear of being alone in public places from which there is no easy escape.

Also fears have haunted Hollywood for years. But today stars are not afraid to admit to being a little neurotic. For example: David Becham, Christina Ricci, and Roger Moore. Firstly, I would like to talk about David Becham. He is suffering from ataxophobia. For example, in his closet each shirt is filled according to its colour and everything has to match. For this reason, David is described as a person who fears disorder or untidiness. Secondly, I would like to talk about Cristina Ricci. She is suffering from botanophobia, defined as " a persistent , abnormal and unnecessary fear of plants ". The people suffering from botanophobia feel anxiety and stomach butterflies then they come in contact with any type of plants. Moreover, I want to mention and hoblophobia. Ironically Roger Moore also known as 007, is afraid of guns. He is suffering from this phobia and as soon as he picks up a gun he starts blinking.

Finally, I would like to talk about how people can cope with phobias. They should try:behaviour therapy, psychological therapies and medications (antidepressants) . Also it depends on everybody's attitude .