Hemophobia In High School Students, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India

Authors

  • Sankara Pitchaiah Podila  Department of Geology, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Andhra Pradesh, India

DOI:

https://doi.org//10.32628/IJSRST196126

Keywords:

Hemophobia, Specific Phobia, Anxiety Disorder, Treatment, Rural And Urban High School Students

Abstract

Hemophobia fear of blood, is a type of specific phobia. The present study was aimed to know the Hemophobia among 8th to 10th studying students in rural and urban Government schools. The response was taken from 3399 students (8th:1175, 9th:1095, 10th:1129). The study found that the phobia was more in Namburu school students (21.31%). In the urban schools the highest percentage was noticed in SJRR school (28.96). Homeopathy, Exposure based therapy, Cognitive therapy are some of the useful treatment methods. Parents shall not neglect any specific phobia, which can influence the future.

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2019-01-30

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Volume 6, Issue 1, January-February-2019

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Sankara Pitchaiah Podila, " Hemophobia In High School Students, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Volume 6, Issue 1, pp.153-158, January-February-2019. Available at doi : https://doi.org/10.32628/IJSRST196126