hierachies

Specific Phobia

Involves strong fear and avoidance of a particular type of object or situation, without panic attacks or agoraphobia.

Common Phobias

Examples include airplane phobia, animal phobias, fear of heights, medical phobias, and elevator phobia.

SUDs

Subjective Units of Distress - a scale used to rate anxiety levels in exposure therapy.

Hierarchy

A list of anxiety-inducing situations arranged from least distressing to most distressing.

Dog Phobia Hierarchy - Tammy

A fear hierarchy for an 8-year-old girl with dog phobia, including items from discussing dogs to being outdoors with a loose dog.

Fear Reduction

The process of lowering anxiety levels connected to specific phobias through gradual exposure.

Control Scene

A scenario used to create a calming context amidst fear hierarchies, providing a sense of safety.

Arachnophobia

An intense fear of spiders, which can be treated using a fear hierarchy.

Example of a Fear Hierarchy

Items listed in increasing order of fear, such as from discussing dogs to being in proximity with a loose dog.

Animal Phobias

Phobias specifically related to animals, which can include fears of dogs, snakes, or other creatures.