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Acrophobia and gender - A Case Study on Government High School Students, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, India

Published:2019-01-25 Issue: Volume: Page:219-226
ISSN:2394-4099
Container-title:International Journal of Scientific Research in Science, Engineering and Technology
language:en
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Author:

Podila Sankara Pitchaiah¹

Affiliation:

1. Department of Geology, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Andhra Pradesh, India

Abstract

Acrophobia is one type of specific phobia. It is an extreme and sometimes irrational fear of heights. The phobia is classified by space and motion discomfort, this fear has many root causes and can be severe in its intensity. The present study was carried out to know the level of the exam phobia among 8th to 10th Government high school students in. The response was taken from 2743 students (Male: 1589. Female: 1154). The study found that out of the total male students, 21.63% students expressed the phobia and it is 16.99% in the case of female. Comparatively, high percentage of male students has acrophobia than female students in all the classes. Homeopathy, Exposure based therapy, Cognitive therapy and Relaxation techniques are some of the useful treatment methods.

Publisher

Technoscience Academy

Subject

General Medicine

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