M A Psychology, Integrated Clinical Hypnotherapy, Post Graduate Diploma in Child Guidance
Psychologist, Navi Mumbai
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30 years experience
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Fear of heights is a genetic disorder.
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A certain level of fear of heights is present not only in all humans but in visual animals too. The disorder can be considered as a part of survival mechanism that a person adopts. Although acrophobia is a hyper-reaction like all other phobias and it may have developed due to a past experience.
Relaxation activities like deep breathing, meditation and yoga can help manage acrophobia.
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Regular exercise, exercise that helps in muscle relaxation, deep breathing, yoga and meditation are some of the activities that are used to treat and cope with acrophobia. Medication with D-cycloserine may also be used sometimes for alleviating symptoms. Physiotherapy and exposure to virtual reality are also used for treating the disorder.
What are the types of medication used for managing acrophobia?
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Medications are sometimes used for managing the disorder when it becomes too unmanageable with other therapies. Medications include anti-anxiety, tranquilizers, beta blockers and anti-depressants. These medications relieve panic, nervousness and palpitations. Other treatment methods are hypnotherapy, cognitive behavioural therapy and coping mechanism.
Which of the following condition is related to acrophobia?
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Bathmophobia is a condition wherein the person experiences extreme fear of stairs and slopes. Whenever a bathmophobic person views stairs or a steep slope, he/she starts panicking and has all the symptoms of acrophobia. Palpitations, trembling, sweating and crying and shouting are some of the common symptoms of bathmophobia.
Fear of height can make you feel paralysed.
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Feeling paralysed and terrified while at a certain height indicates that the person suffers from acrophobia- the fear of heights. This fear may cause the person to experience palpitations, sweating, tremble, yell, immediately clinging on to something, crawling on all fours or kneeling down.