AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Ophidiophobia is an anxiety disorder that interferes with your daily life or sense of safety. Treatments such as exposure therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy can be effective in controlling the symptoms of ophidiophobia.

Detailed explanation-2: -In vivo exposure: Directly facing a feared object, situation or activity in real life. For example, someone with a fear of snakes might be instructed to handle a snake, or someone with social anxiety might be instructed to give a speech in front of an audience.

Detailed explanation-3: -Generally psychotherapy using exposure therapy is successful in treating specific phobias. However, sometimes medications can help reduce the anxiety and panic symptoms you experience from thinking about or being exposed to the object or situation you fear.

Detailed explanation-4: -One study focused specifically on, and found much evidence supporting, the effectiveness of exposure therapy in treating “anxiety disorders including posttraumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, and specific phobia.”