phobias

Defines anxieties and phobias and discusses their causes and treatment.

An alphabetized encyclopedia for general readers and researchers that includes more than two thousand entries on anxiety disorders, panic attacks, specific phobias, and obsessive-compulsive disorders.

Reluctant to admit that he suffers from claustrophobia and anxious not to alienate his friends, Rudy tries to find a way to distract them from pursuing their plan of exploring a mine.

Describes agoraphobia, social phobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder, and presents a six-point self-help program that incorporates thought and impulse management, breathing control, relaxation and exercise, and family and friends.

Provides information about social anxiety, discussing what it is, its causes, and its effect on teens, and offers advice on how to cope with the problem and how to know when to seek professional help.

This book defines different kinds of phobias and presents information on the causes, the challenges, and treatments highlighting virtual reality therapy.

This book discusses generalized anxiety disorder, phobias, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic attacks and panic disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder, presenting information on the diagnoses and treatments of these disorders.

When Bee aces her report card she claims her reward, which is a trip to Antarctica, but her mother, Bernadette, disappears due to her intensifying allergy to Seattle and people in general, which has made her so agoraphobic that a virtual assistant in India now runs her most basic errands and Bee uses emails, invoices, school memos, private correspondence, and other evidence to try and understand why her mother has left.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that describe more than two thousand phobias, fears, and anxieties, providing definitions, as well as information on the causes, symptoms, and treatments of a wide range of conditions, and includes a historical overview of the subject.

Surveys the types and causes of phobias and anxiety disorders and discusses how teenagers can manage these fears, find professional help, and conquer anxieties in daily life.