| Edition |
First U.S. edition. |
| Description |
xi, 306 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-296) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Fight the fear -- The hidden epidemic -- A few famous phobics -- And some fictional ones -- From antophobia to zoophobia -- Up in the clouds -- 1. History -- In the beginning -- Cartesian logic -- Locke and empiricism -- Darwin and the dawn of modern science -- Freud on fear -- Little Albert -- Computers, cognitivism, and progress -- 2. Evolution -- Living without fear -- Age-old anxieties -- The evolution of fear -- Animal instincts -- 3. Genetics -- Icy fear -- Three generations -- A family story -- Bundles and blankets -- Double trouble -- Computer synthesis -- The hare and the tortoise -- 4. Neurophysiology -- Personal magnetism -- Hearts and minds (and lungs) -- A breath of fresh air -- Ready for anything -- Adrenaline -- Sleep no more -- Caffeine high -- States and traits -- 5. Behavior -- Triumph over phobia -- Self-help -- Do it yourself -- Fight fear with fear -- A bitter pill -- Behavior therapy : the easy way -- Courage under fire -- Why does it work -- 6. Cognition -- Testing -- Spiraling out of control -- Squaring the circle -- Disgust -- Risk assessment -- Know yourself -- 7. Personality and temperament -- Three-dimensional personalities -- The inner child -- Family likeness -- Inhibition, fear, and phobias -- Triple jeopardy -- Challenging fate -- 8. Gender and hormones -- A pregnant pause -- The numbers game -- Teamwork -- Migraine and marriage -- Girl power -- 9. Light and electromagnetism -- Mary's story -- Magnets and migration -- Strip lights and seizures -- Alternative applications -- Any answers -- 10. A physical problem -- The inner ear -- Palpitations -- Dyslexia and a lack of balance -- Conclusion -- Into the future -- The next hundred years -- Breaking down barriers. |
| Subject |
Phobias.
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| ISBN |
1559706473 |
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