Sökning: "specific phobia"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 13 avhandlingar innehållade orden specific phobia.
1. Virtual reality exposure therapy for spider phobia
Sammanfattning : Exposure therapy for specific phobia involving systematic and repeated presentation of an aversive stimuli or situation is a highly effective treatment for reducing fear and anxiety. Dissemination of this evidence-based treatment has proved challenging, however, and for over 20 years an alternative method of delivery using virtual reality technology has been explored with positive results. LÄS MER
2. Specific phobias in children and adolescents : a cognitive-behavioral approach
Sammanfattning : The present dissertation comprises four empirical studies that examine different aspects of the phenomena of fears, phobias and anxieties in children and adolescents, at different levels of application. At the same time, this dissertation corresponds to the first randomized treatment study carried out with children suffering from anxiety disorders in Sweden. LÄS MER
3. Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Studies in Anxiety Disorders
Sammanfattning : Anxiety disorders are very common and the primary feature is abnormal or inappropriate anxiety. Fear and anxiety is often mediated by the amygdala, a brain structure rich in substance P (SP) and neurokinin 1 (NK1) receptors. LÄS MER
4. Fears, anxieties and cognitive-behavioral treatment of specific phobias in youth
Sammanfattning : The present dissertation consists of three empirical studies on children and adolescents presenting with various specific phobias in Stockholm, Sweden and in Virginia, USA. The overall aim was to contribute to our understanding of childhood fears, anxiety and phobias and to evaluate the efficacy and portability of a one-session treatment of specific phobias in youth. LÄS MER
5. Blood-and Injection Phobia in Pregnancy : Epidemiological, Biological and Treatment aspects
Sammanfattning : Introduction: Blood- and injection phobia is an anxiety disorder with a prevalence of approximately 3-5% in the general population. The etiology is often a combination of genetic factors and a conditioning experience. LÄS MER