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Phobias : fighting the fear
A fascinating, unbiased study of what phobias are, how they occur and how we can stop them. Two in five people struggle through life under the burden of a phobia of some kind. Yet little has been done to help these sufferers understand their affliction and hence minimise it. Recent researches in evolutionary theory, physiology, neuroscience and genetics have begun to analyse the causes and effects of human phobia and have come up with thought-provoking, but widely differing, interpretations and prescriptions. Why are phobias easier to cope with at night or when wearing sunglasses' How do phobias differ throughout the world and history' Are phobias biological or psychological' Is the fear of spiders, snakes and darkness an evolutionary throwback' Does aversion therapy work' Is phobia hereditary' The first book to balance all these issues, 'Phobias: Fighting the Fear' is a powerful, uniquely accessible work of popular science.
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- http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/1048011#Topic/phobias_psychological_aspects
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- http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/1048011#Topic/psychology_general
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- "Draws on examples from literature, history, and personal memoirs to analyze phobias, examines various theories regarding their causes, and discusses a variety of potential treatment options."
- "Obsessional fears, commonly known as phobias, are widespread and deeply rooted. Hippocrates thought they were caused by an excess of black bile, medieval theologians blamed evil spirits, and Freud thought they resulted from suppressed sexual desire. Through the ages, as many as four out of every ten people are estimated to have had some kind of phobia, but only recently have scientists and doctors made an effort to analyze, define, and offer possible cures. Drawing on vivid examples from history, literature, and personal testimonies, Phobias is the first book to describe case histories, assess the theories ancient and contemporary, and seek to answer all the questions about one of mankind's oldest medical mysteries."
- "A fascinating, unbiased study of what phobias are, how they occur and how we can stop them. Two in five people struggle through life under the burden of a phobia of some kind. Yet little has been done to help these sufferers understand their affliction and hence minimise it. Recent researches in evolutionary theory, physiology, neuroscience and genetics have begun to analyse the causes and effects of human phobia and have come up with thought-provoking, but widely differing, interpretations and prescriptions. Why are phobias easier to cope with at night or when wearing sunglasses' How do phobias differ throughout the world and history' Are phobias biological or psychological' Is the fear of spiders, snakes and darkness an evolutionary throwback' Does aversion therapy work' Is phobia hereditary' The first book to balance all these issues, 'Phobias: Fighting the Fear' is a powerful, uniquely accessible work of popular science."@en
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- "Phobias : fighting the fear"