Pediatric school phobia

Generally, children have fears about certain objects or situations, such as darkness, animals, legendary ghosts, death, ascent, thunder and lightning. However, this type of fear is mild and short in time. It is a normal emotional response and does not belong to the category of phobia. General fear has the biological significance of self-protection and is a self-defense mechanism. And phobia is that its degree is not proportional to external stimuli and does not disappear due to explanation; or the sick child knows that certain things are not dangerous, but they have an unusual experience of fear, which far exceeds the objective degree of danger. Although persuaded Nor can it be eliminated, which is ill. Generally more women than men, girls are more afraid of darkness, lightning, animals, insects. Pediatric school phobia refers to the fear, anxiety, and avoidance of children in the school environment or attending school, while speaking and acting freely in non-school or non-school environments (such as at home). School phobia has been increasing in clinics in recent years.

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