Ad
related to: proving too much examples of fear and pain disorder causes and relief chart
Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
For example, someone with panic disorder might show up to fewer social activities or avoid going out in public (agoraphobia) for fear of having a panic attack. Some people with panic disorder may ...
fear or reluctance of making or taking telephone calls Teratophobia fear of giving birth to a monster [38] or a disfigured foetus [39] Tetraphobia: fear of the number 4: Thalassophobia: fear of the sea, or fear of being in the ocean: Thanatophobia: fear of dying, a synonym of death anxiety; not to be confused with necrophobia: Thermophobia
The judgement of fallacy is therefore largely dependent on a normative judgement of the "absurd" conclusion. A charge of "proving too much" is thus generally invoked, rightly or wrongly, against normatively-opposed conclusions, and so such charges are often controversial at the time they are made, as in the following examples: [1]
Algophobia or algiophobia is a phobia of pain - an abnormal and persistent fear of pain that is far more powerful than that of a normal person. [1] [2] It can be treated with behavioral therapy and anti-anxiety medication. The term comes from the Greek: ἄλγος, álgos, "pain" and φόβος, phóbos, "fear".
Panic disorder: Avoiding situations that might induce panic: Fear, physiological sensations Agoraphobia: Restricting travel outside of home or other "safe areas" Anxiety, fear of having symptoms of panic Obsessive-compulsive disorder: Checking/rituals: Worry of consequences (e.g., "contamination") Substance use disorders: Abusing alcohol/drugs
An example of the fear-avoidance model, anxiety sensitivity stems from the fear that the symptoms of anxiety will lead to harmful social and physical effects. As a result, the individual delays the situation by avoiding any stimuli related to pain-inducing situations and activities, becoming restricted in normal daily function.
Pain conditions are generally considered "acute" if they last less than six months, and "chronic" if they last six or more months. [4] The neurological or physiological basis for chronic pain disorders is currently unknown; they are not explained by, for example, clinically obtainable evidence of disease or of damage to the painful areas.
Mental health-related difficulties can arise as a result of pain, or can pre-exist and worsen during the course of chronic pain, thus causing one to seek out or be referred by the patient’s healthcare provider for pain-relief treatment. Pain psychology aims to treat the person in pain rather than strictly the pain itself.