The following questions are related to ‘Phobia’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
Q: My partner says he feel stressed and “wound-up” whenever he’s at an airport. He insists he doesn’t have any fear of flying and has flown many times without problems. He cannot understand why he feels like this even when he actually likes flying so much. Could there be a sub-conscious reason he has these [...]
Q: I want to know what the term is for a fear of having one’s photo taken. I have a friend who says that he hates to have his picture taken and will do everything possible to avoid doing so. He has mentioned something about feeling like the spirit of a person is being endangered. [...]
Q: What is the clinical relationships between Asperger’s Syndrome and Photophobia? I have seen on a couple of websites that Asperger’s can be a cause of Photophobia, but the sites are a bit iffy on a direct link. I have Asperger’s myself and I also have Photophobia. I’m just wondering if there’s any clinical correlation, [...]
Q: My daughter will soon be 7 years old. She has an intense fear of dogs of all sizes. She is also somewhat afraid of cats but will tolerate them. I think her problem is what she considers unpredictable movements from these animals. We don’t have pets, so she has no experience with them. I [...]
Q: We work in a 911 Center with 10 employees. One employee will not say good morning to anybody but the boss. I work at a position other than that of a dispatcher so am here with all dispatchers as they rotate shifts and days. Since there is only one dispatcher on at a time [...]
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