An Excess of Phobias and ManiasSenior Scribe Publications, 2003 - 202 pages |
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... women . • Blood and injury phobias are special types of simple phobias . • Unlike other phobias , that cause increased pulse and other physi- ological signs of arousal , blood and injury phobias produce lower pulse and blood pressure ...
... women . • Blood and injury phobias are special types of simple phobias . • Unlike other phobias , that cause increased pulse and other physi- ological signs of arousal , blood and injury phobias produce lower pulse and blood pressure ...
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... right was used in a German television - program schedule about the terror that a woman was experiencing regarding a man whom she believed was stalking her . ablutomania : 1. An obsessional pre - occupation with cleanliness. 6.
... right was used in a German television - program schedule about the terror that a woman was experiencing regarding a man whom she believed was stalking her . ablutomania : 1. An obsessional pre - occupation with cleanliness. 6.
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... woman had a compulsion to wash her hands in a certain way after touching " unclean " objects - namely , from fingers to wrist , from wrist to elbow , and from elbow to upper arm - and then to repeat the performance until her anxiety was ...
... woman had a compulsion to wash her hands in a certain way after touching " unclean " objects - namely , from fingers to wrist , from wrist to elbow , and from elbow to upper arm - and then to repeat the performance until her anxiety was ...
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An Excess of Phobias and Manias: A Compilation of Anxieties, Obsessions, and ... John G. Robertson No preview available - 2003 |
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