Geniophobia - Fear of chins

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Geniophobia is the fear of chins. The orign of the word genio is greek meaning chin or jaw and phobia is Greek meaning fear. Geniophobi is considered to be a specific phobia. Geniophobia is described as an irrational fear of chins. Geniophobia is an intense fear of something that poses little or no actualdanger. while adults with geniophobia realize that these fears are irrational, they often find that facing, or even thinking about facing, the feared situation brings on a panic attack or severe anxiety.

What are the causes ?

It is generally accepted that phobias arise from a combination of external events (i.e. traumatic events) and internal predispositions (i.e. heredity or genetics). Many specific phobias can be traced back to a specific triggering event, usually a traumatic experience at an early age. Social phobias and agoraphobia have more complex causes that are not entirely known at this time. It is believed that heredity, genetics, and brain chemistry combine with life-experiences to play a major role in the development of phobias.

Symptoms :-

Irrational fear of chins, feeling of panic, feeling of terror, feeling of dread, rapid heartbeat, shortness of breath, trembling, anxiety, extreme avoidance measure taken

Treatment :-

Cognitive behavioral treatments:-

Exposure treatment can provide lasting relief to the majority of patients with panic disorder and agoraphobia. Disappearance of residual and subclinical agoraphobic avoidance, and not simply of panic attacks, should be the aim of exposure therapy.

Cognitive restructuring has also proved useful in treating agoraphobia. This treatment involves coaching a participant through a diagnostic discussion, with the intent of substituting irrational, counterproductive beliefs with more factual and beneficial ones.

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