SPECIFIC PHOBIA

Course overview

PATIENTS WITH SPECIFIC PHOBIAS EXPERIENCE ANXIETY AND PANIC ATTACKS ALONG WITH UNREASONABLE FEAR OF EXPOSURE OR ANTICIPATED EXPOSURE TO A FEARED STIMULUS. ACCORDING TO SOME THEORIES, SPECIFIC PHOBIAS MAY DEVELOP DUE TO AN ASSOCIATION OF AN OBJECT OR SITUATION WITH EMOTIONS SUCH AS FEAR AND PANIC. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF SPECIFIC PHOBIAS AND REVIEWS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS DISORDER.