heights, fear of

heights, fear of

Psychology Altophobia. See Phobia.

Patient discussion about heights, fear of

Q. i suffer from fear of heights ... is there any sociological way to treat it and make it less effective? A. Fear of heights is a very common specific phobia, in psychiatric terms. Nowadays the best way of therapy is called cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT),in which a person learns how to deal with the phobia through cognitive thinking in steps. It is a very recommended method in psychology/ psychiatry these days.

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