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When do specific phobias develop?
Specific phobias can happen at any age
How do you develop fear of unicorns?
Since they are fictional characters I don't think the fear of unicorns is much of a problem.
How do people get phobias?
Nobody is really certain - if we knew for sure, we could always cure them! It's thought that some phobias start with childhood experiences that are not processed in a healthy manner, but allowed to grow out of proportion. However, there are many phobias that we just don't know about. Sometimes people develop phobias that they cannot explain.
What causes a fear or phobia?
Generally phobias occur when the sufferer has had a bad experience with the object of their phobia. Common phobias that stem from these types of experiences are spiders, dogs, and the fear of being ridiculed. It is also possible that we biologically inherit some phobias from our parents. Others develop phobias later in life and are never able to determine the cause. The important things to remember are 1) you are not alone, and 2) there are successful treatments for the condition.
What is the phobia of phobias?
The phobia of phobias is Phobophobia.
Are phobias considered science?
Phobias are an aspect of psychology, which is considered a science. So yes, phobias are a science of sorts
What is the independent dependent and control variable if you are asking people what are their fears to see if phobias depend on gender and age?
The independent variable would be either gender or age (should choose one or hold 2 experiments) the dependent variable is the phobia the control would be the things similar between every person questioned
Freud said phobias were as Watson said phobias were?
Freud said phobias were repressed conflicts, were as Watson said that phobias were learned
What phobias can you get?
Honestly, you can have a phobia of anything! There is even a fear of phobias!
Why do you have phobias?
phobias are just natural things we have and noone can stop that
Can phobias cause compulsive disorders?
Generally speaking, yes, phobias can lead to compulsive disorder. Still, it depends on the severeness of the phobias.
When do you have phobias?
You get phobias whenever you get scared of something. Thats what a phobia is, when you have a fear for something.
