Childhood phobia
| Subclass of | phobia, childhood fear  |
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A childhood phobia[1][2][3][4][5] be an exaggerated, intense fear "wey be out of proportion to any real fear" dem find insyd kiddies.[5] E often be characterized by a preoccupation plus a particular object, class of objects, anaa situation wey one dey fear.[4] A phobic reaction be twofold—the first part e be de "intense irrational fear" den de second part be "avoidance."[4]
Children during dema developmental stages dey experience fears. Fear be a natural part of self-preservation. Fears dey allow kiddies to act plus de necessary cautions to stay safe.[5] According to Child and Adolescent Mental Health, "such fears vary insyd frequency, intensity, den duration; dem dey tend to be mild, age-specific, den transitory."[2] Fears fi be a result of misperceptions. Wen a kiddie dey perceive a threatening situation, dema body dey experience a fight anaa flight reaction.[5] Kiddies dem place insyd new situations plus unfamiliar objects be more likely to experience such reactions. Dese fears for be passing, a result of childhood development.[2]
A childhood fear dey develop into a childhood phobia wen e begin to interfere plus daily living.[4] "Acute states of fear fi elicit counterproductive physiological reactions such as trembling, profuse perspiration, faint feelings, weakness insyd joints den muscles, nausea, diarrhea, den disturbances insyd motor coordination"[5] E no be uncommon for frightened anaa anxious kiddies to regress insyd a phase of development. For example, a kindergartener fi begin to baby talk anaa wet de bed wen dem face plus a threatening anaa particularly frightening situation.[5] Childhood phobias dey exist insyd chaw different varieties den intensities wey e get a wide range from tolerable to incapacitating.
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: DSM-IV. Arlington. 2007.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - 1 2 3 Ollendick, T.H. "Fears and Phobias in Children".
- ↑ Sarafino, Edward (1986). The Fears of Childhood: A Guide to Recognizing and Reducing Fearful States in Children. Human Sciences Press Inc.
- 1 2 3 4 Garber, Stephen (1993). Monsters Under the Bed and Other Childhood Fears: Helping Your Child Overcome Anxieties, Fears, and Phobias. Villard Books.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Wolman, Benjamin (1978). Children's Fears. Grosset & Dunlap.