domestic pets fear

Mustafa Al-Mustafa and Yahya Mahmoud Asaad

INTRODUCTION:

fear of domestic pet or pets in general; Many people have a phobia of animals, and on the all of the animals, it’s not surprising that fear of domestic ones such as cats and dogs is the most common, and the most inconvenient, category with rats and mice quite high on the hate list. Most other animals can be avoided by not attending zoos, circuses, animal parks or sanctuaries. Fear of domestic animals also makes life particularly uncomfortable if you have friends, relatives or neighbors who have pets of which you are phobic, all of these items will increase your fear.

how common is "pets fear phobia" ?

A person who has pets phobia experiences a fear of that's both irrational and persistent. ... Specific phobias, like pets phobia, affect some 13 to 17 percent of the population. They're common enough that they're formally recognized in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

what causes pets phobia ?

lack of early socialization.

negative experiences.

genetic factors.

what are the symptoms ?

increased palpitation 

Sweating

Tension

cold limbs

then it ends up with fleeing and running away.

what are the treatments ?

thinking of all the reasons that cause me the phobia and analyse them, are the reasons logical and really make sense ?

how fear of animals affects me ?

visiting the psychologist  

Gradually exposing patients to something they intimidate by manipulating photographs or visual recordings to them, and persuading them to touch the object that is frightening to them.

solution by our project:

 people who are  infected with this phobia will be exposed to the game and through the way they play and understand the information in them will be interviewed after the completion and ask them some questions  that we see through the reduction of phobia and the impact of the game on them.

How to play: A box containing cards carrying information about these animals which people have phobia against, in addition to some pictures and puzzles also. they will pull cards from the box, followed by a specific track according to the points raised from the draw till the end, then the interview comes and the prizes will be handed over to the winners.