Point of View

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Point of View

• Whats Wrong with Mrs. Moore?

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AGORAPHOBIAAmerican Description

• Anxiety about being in places or situations from
  which escape might be difficult (or embarrassing)
  or in which help may not be available in the
  event of having an unexpected panic attack
• The situations are avoided or endured with great
  distress
• The disturbance is not due to the direct
  physiological effects of substance abuse or
  another medical condition

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AGORAPHOBIACAUSES

• Combination of biological environmental factors
• Often suffer from more than one phobia

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AGORAPHOBIA TREATMENT

• Success varies patient by patient
• Treatments may be months or years
• Individualized plans

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AGORAPHOBIA TREATMENT

• BEHAVIOR THERAPY modify gain control over
  unwanted behavior learn to cope with difficult
  situations, often through controlled exposure,
  which gives patient a sense of having control
  over his/her life

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AGORAPHOBIA TREATMENT

• Cognitive Therapy goal is to change
  unproductive/harmful thought patterns patient
  learns to separate realistic from unrealistic
  thoughts

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AGORAPHOBIA TREATMENT

• Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) combination of
  cognitive behavior therapies patient learns
  recovery skills that are useful for a lifetime

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AGORAPHOBIA TREATMENT

• Relaxation Techniques strategies for coping
  with stressors that contribute to the phobia,
  including breathing re-training and exercise

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AGORAPHOBIA TREATMENT

• Hypnotherapy reprogram subconscious to debug
  symptoms somepeople dont like the feeling of
  loss of control in allowing someone else to play
  with their personal software therapists skills
  vary

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AGORAPHOBIA TREATMENTS

• Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) - the study
  practice of how we create our own reality
  phobias are the result of programs or
  constructs that we have created that dont work
  very well. Constructs are reprogrammed using
  self-help techniques

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CITATIONS

• WWW.MENTALHEALTH.COM
• WWW.PHOBIA-FEAR-RELEASE.COM/AGORAPHOBIA-TREATMENT.
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