Como se diagnostica esa fobia

1. Symptoms

Cynophobia shares a similar symptomatology with the rest of phobias. Cynophobia shares a
similar symptomatology with the rest of phobias. This phobia includes physical, cognitive and
behavioral changes. Some symptoms are:

Intense fear

Anxiety.

Panic.

Feeling of helplessness.

Evasive behavior or flight.

Excessive sweating.

Heart palpitations.

Chest tightness.

Difficulty breathing.

2. Causas

The origin of the phobia of dogs is often suffering a traumatic event that involves the presence
of a dog.

On many occasions, people develop cynophobia without having had a very painful experience
(physically or emotionally) with dogs.

It is a mechanism of the mind that associates elements with an involuntary response, the fear
that caused that situation extends to every kind of dog. For example, it is also possible to
internalize this fear by instilling ideas and recommendations to avoid danger

3. Tratamiento

Cynophobia, like any other type of phobia, responds very well to cognitive behavioral therapy.
It is a method that influences both the way we think and the way we interact with the
environment.

The method used aims to establish new thoughts and behaviors towards what causes anxiety,
so it works not only on the patient's beliefs, but also on their patterns of interaction with these
animals.

A widely used technique consists of gradually exposing oneself to this source of discomfort

4. Datos curiosos

Animal phobias are among the most common specific phobias. Around 36%
of people suffer from fear of dogs or fear of cats .
A study from South Africa found that dog phobia developed up to the age of 20.
The 33.3% of people suffer from this phobia. One in three passengers is afraid of flying.

Many people experience nervousness or anxiety when flying through crowded space,
turbulence, and sensations of taking off and landing
But some people experience an extreme sense of fear or panic when flying and avoid
flying altogether.

Aerophobes can be divided into two large groups. On the one hand, those who fear an
accident, technical failure or turbulence. And on the other hand, passengers who suffer
from just thinking that they may suffer an uncontrollable fear, for example, that they
will have a panic attack being up in the middle of the flight. Each person feels a
different fear when taking a flight: