Specific Phobia Disorder and Its Implications

Abstract

The primary purpose of this paper is aimed to learn about past and recent research on specific phobias. The overview will include discussions about its symptoms, etiology, social and cultural factors, and treatments. The overview of the etiology will cover and analyze the three models contributing to the specific disorder's causes. The overview will cover the gender differences, comorbidities, and related negative social impacts of cultural and social factors. The overview of the treatment will cover the development, evaluation, and comparisons of the current treatments. Based on the arguments and analysis in the debate, I will recommend and point out future Research Directions. In the results and discussion section, I'll introduce the possible causes of the specific phobia by providing associated models and theories, the social and individual impacts, the standard treatments, and their efficacies, interactions, and drawbacks. Then, I will generally conclude the findings and give recommendations about future research directions.