Definition First of all, fear is a feeling that everyone knows, because everyone has experienced fear in various degrees at some point in their lives. So fear is something that belongs to life. It protects us from stupidities and too big risks, it warns us to be careful and can therefore be an important companion. … Anxiety disorders
Synonyms in a broader sense Spider fear, fear of spiders, arachnophobia English: arachnophobiaArachnophobia is a type of specific fear. The term comes from ancient Greek and means fear of spiders (arachnophobia). It describes the fear of spiders, which is exaggerated and unfounded, as there is no real danger. The fear does not always have to … Arachnophobia
Therapy If the fear of spiders is less pronounced, treatment is often not necessary. However, if the fear severely restricts the lifestyle of the affected person and the quality of life is significantly reduced, it is useful to treat the fear. Affected persons often report a very high level of suffering, which can be caused … Therapy | Arachnophobia
Frequent mix-ups: Fear of confined spaces (claustrophobia)Addition: often occurs together with a panic disorder. The term agoraphobia is composed of the Greek words agora (marketplace) and phobos (phobia) and describes in its original meaning the fear of places. In general, agoraphobia is still understood as “the fear of certain places”. Persons suffering from agoraphobia feel … Agoraphobia
Prevalence/occurrence The agoraphobia compared to other anxiety disorders (e.g. the specific phobia) rather rarely represented. The disease is diagnosed in 3% of women and in about 1% of men (measured within one year). Agoraphobia usually begins between the ages of 20 and 30. Diagnosis A reliable diagnosis of agoraphobia can only be made by a … Prevalence/occurrence | Agoraphobia
Introduction A general anaesthetic is a rare event for most people, which can be accompanied by tension and also fear. In today’s medicine, anaesthetic procedures are extremely low-risk and usually complication-free methods of pain elimination. Through the planning and explanation discussions, doctors try to take away the patient’s fear and even during the induction of … Anesthesia/general anesthesia
What can I do so that I can get an anaesthesia/general anaesthetic despite my fear? The fear of a general anaesthetic is no reason to cancel an operation. Nevertheless, you and the hospital staff can take some measures to keep the fear as small as possible. Before the operation, the operation and also the anaesthesia … What can I do so that I can get an anaesthesia/general anaesthetic despite my fear? | Anesthesia/general anesthesia
Introduction The therapy of a phobia, in this case the specific phobia, can include not only psychotherapy but also drug treatment (medication against anxiety). If a drug is used, an “antidepressant” is often prescribed, or in rare cases an “anxiolytic” (anxiety reliever). In addition to drug treatment, there are other procedures that can be used … Therapy of a specific anxiety
Overstimulation (massaged confrontation, flooding) The assumption for this procedure is that the person concerned only loses his or her fears by being repeatedly confronted with the anxiety-laden situation and thus realizes that the situation does not have any serious consequences. The affected person is directly confronted with the strong fear trigger without a slow approach.Before … Overstimulation (massaged confrontation, flooding) | Therapy of a specific anxiety
Introduction The principle of drug treatment of depression is based on the assumption that the underlying cause of the disease is a lack of serotonin. In addition, noradrenalin is also believed to be responsible for at least the (motor) drive weakness. Antidepressants make use of these findings by increasing the concentration of both messenger substances … Effect of antidepressants
What should one do when the effect of an antidepressant wears off? In the course of therapy with antidepressants, many patients report a continuous decline in the effect of the respective preparation. This is often due to the fact that many active substances not only have a direct, rapid effect (e.g. increasing the concentration of … What should one do when the effect of an antidepressant wears off? | Effect of antidepressants
Lithium Does an antidepressant influence the effect of the pill? When different antidepressants are combined with the pill, some interactions can occur. One reason for this is that both the Pill and many antidepressants are metabolised by the liver. Because the antidepressants put a lot of strain on the liver, the effective levels of the … Lithium | Effect of antidepressants
