Emetophobia

Shannon Young and Danielle Natoli  1. Describe the phobia Emetophobia is an intense irrational fear or anxiety pertaining to vomiting. There are also subcategories of what causes the anxiety -Vomiting in public -Fear of seeing -Fear of watching -Fear of be nauseating * Its one of the most common phobias in the world.

2. What might cause this phobia? There are many factors that can cause a legitimate case of Emetophobia: -Severe bouts of vomiting as children -Being firsthand witnesses to severe vomiting in others due to illness, pregnancy, or alcpholism -the subconscious mind works as the body’s protector, and figures out the best way to prevent the incident from reoccurring.  3. How can it be treated? <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">There is not only one way of treating this condition: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> -Desentization: Exposure to pictures of vomit and individuals vomiting with sound. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> -anti medics: a medication used to reduce the symptoms but do not provide cure. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> -cognitive behavior therapy: re-addresses irrational and negative behavior. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> 4. How can it affect a person's life? <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">A person suffering Emetophobia can not hold certain joins in careers such as nursing. They often can’t have children because a young child vomits. They’re always anxious about going out to eat, because of the poor hygiene resulting in food poisoning involving vomiting. People with this fear are afraid to visit ill family members and friends, especially if the illness produces vomiting for any reason. Travelling is difficult as well. Especially to foreign countries with unfamiliar food, or travelling in general may raise fears of travel sickness. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">