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PHOBIC [13 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-03-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Non-Surgical Treatment
- Clinical Psychology
- Simulation (Cybernetic Systems)
- Collaboration with WIPO
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- virtual reality therapy
1, record 1, English, virtual%20reality%20therapy
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- VRT 1, record 1, English, VRT
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- VR therapy 2, record 1, English, VR%20therapy
correct
- VRT 3, record 1, English, VRT
correct
- VRT 3, record 1, English, VRT
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Like systematic desensitization therapy, VRT can provide stimuli for patients who have difficulty in imagining scenes and/or are too phobic to experience real situations. Unlike in vivo systematic desensitization, VRT can be performed within the privacy of a room, thus avoiding public embarrassment and violation of patient confidentiality. 1, record 1, English, - virtual%20reality%20therapy
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
virtual reality therapy: data validated by Canadian subject-field experts from École Polytechnique de Montréal, MasterpieceVR and McGill University. 4, record 1, English, - virtual%20reality%20therapy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Traitements non chirurgicaux
- Psychologie clinique
- Simulation (Systèmes cybernétiques)
- Collaboration avec l'OMPI
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- thérapie par réalité virtuelle
1, record 1, French, th%C3%A9rapie%20par%20r%C3%A9alit%C3%A9%20virtuelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- thérapie par RV 2, record 1, French, th%C3%A9rapie%20par%20RV
correct, feminine noun
- traitement par réalité virtuelle 3, record 1, French, traitement%20par%20r%C3%A9alit%C3%A9%20virtuelle
correct, masculine noun
- traitement par RV 4, record 1, French, traitement%20par%20RV
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La thérapie par réalité virtuelle consiste en l'utilisation [de] matériel technologique permettant au patient de s'immerger dans une réalité virtuelle dans le cadre d'une psychothérapie cognitive et comportementale. 1, record 1, French, - th%C3%A9rapie%20par%20r%C3%A9alit%C3%A9%20virtuelle
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tratamiento sin cirugía
- Psicología clínica
- Simulación (Sistemas cibernéticos)
- Colaboración con la OMPI
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- tratamiento mediante realidad virtual
1, record 1, Spanish, tratamiento%20mediante%20realidad%20virtual
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- tratamiento mediante RV 2, record 1, Spanish, tratamiento%20mediante%20RV
correct, feminine noun
- tratamiento con realidad virtual 3, record 1, Spanish, tratamiento%20con%20realidad%20virtual
correct, masculine noun
- tratamiento con RV 3, record 1, Spanish, tratamiento%20con%20RV
correct, masculine noun
- terapia con realidad virtual 4, record 1, Spanish, terapia%20con%20realidad%20virtual
avoid, calque, feminine noun
- terapia con RV 3, record 1, Spanish, terapia%20con%20RV
avoid, calque, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Con respecto a la satisfacción de los participantes al concluir el tratamiento, no se encontraron diferencias de preferencia entre el programa [autoaplicado] y los tratamientos mediante realidad virtual, lo cual apoya la hipótesis de que los participantes consideraron que los tratamientos con incorporación tecnológica son lógicos y útiles para abordar la problemática emocional, lo que está en concordancia con la línea de varios autores [...] al manifestar que a los participantes les es más fácil dar el primer paso para enfrentar su miedo cuando pueden hacerlo a través de ambientes virtuales. 1, record 1, Spanish, - tratamiento%20mediante%20realidad%20virtual
Record 2 - internal organization data 2018-10-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Phobias
- Clinical Psychology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- phobia
1, record 2, English, phobia
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A persistent fear of a specific object, activity or situation ... out of proportion to the actual danger posed by the specific object or situation that results in a compelling desire to avoid it. 2, record 2, English, - phobia
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
If it cannot be avoided, the phobic stimulus is endured with marked distress. 2, record 2, English, - phobia
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Not to be confused with fear, i.e. a response to recognized sources of danger. 3, record 2, English, - phobia
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Phobies
- Psychologie clinique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- phobie
1, record 2, French, phobie
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Peur persistante d'un objet, d'une activité ou d'une situation spécifique [...] hors de proportion par rapport au danger réel représenté par l'objet ou la situation spécifique, qui débouche sur un désir irrésistible de l'éviter. 2, record 2, French, - phobie
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
S'il ne peut être évité, le stimulus phobogène est supporté avec une détresse importante. 2, record 2, French, - phobie
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
En dépit de l'usage courant, il faut savoir distinguer la phobie de la peur, celle-ci désignant plutôt un sentiment d'inquiétude motivé. 3, record 2, French, - phobie
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fobias
- Psicología clínica
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- fobia
1, record 2, Spanish, fobia
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2015-04-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Sociology of Human Relations
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- heterophobia
1, record 3, English, heterophobia
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
I want to introduce the notion of "heterophobie" as coined by sociologist Albert Memmi... Heterophobia is meant to signify all those phobic and aggressive constellations that are directed toward others and legitimized by several psychological, cultural, social, and metaphysical "arguments". 2, record 3, English, - heterophobia
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie des relations humaines
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- hétérophobie
1, record 3, French, h%C3%A9t%C3%A9rophobie
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
«L'hétérophobie pourrait désigner ces constellations phobiques et agressives, dirigées contre autrui, qui prétendent se légitimer par des arguments divers, psychologiques, culturels, sociaux ou métaphysiques, et dont le racisme, au sens biologique, serait une variante… Hétérophobie permettrait d'englober toutes les variétés de refus agressifs» devant mieux rendre compte de la complexité de la peur et du rejet de la différence qu'elle soit biologique, culturelle, religieuse, de classe ou de genre. 2, record 3, French, - h%C3%A9t%C3%A9rophobie
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2015-02-05
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Phobias
- Clinical Psychology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- anthropophobia
1, record 4, English, anthropophobia
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An excessive and irrational fear of people. 2, record 4, English, - anthropophobia
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Anthropophobia, or the fear of people, is a commonly misunderstood phobia. It often resembles social phobia, but is not precisely the same fear. Depending on the severity, anthropophobia may cause a phobic reaction even when in the company of only one other person. In extreme cases, those with anthropophobia may withdraw altogether, communicating with others only through... letters or such electronic means as e-mail or text messaging. 3, record 4, English, - anthropophobia
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Phobies
- Psychologie clinique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- anthropophobie
1, record 4, French, anthropophobie
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Crainte excessive et irrationnelle des gens. 2, record 4, French, - anthropophobie
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2012-01-30
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Clinical Psychology
- Neuroses
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- anxiety hysteria
1, record 5, English, anxiety%20hysteria
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- anxiety reaction 2, record 5, English, anxiety%20reaction
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A neurosis characterized by anxiety and phobic reactions. 1, record 5, English, - anxiety%20hysteria
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Freudian terminology. 3, record 5, English, - anxiety%20hysteria
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie clinique
- Névroses
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- hystérie d'angoisse
1, record 5, French, hyst%C3%A9rie%20d%27angoisse
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- névrose phobique 2, record 5, French, n%C3%A9vrose%20phobique
correct
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Névrose apparentée à l'hystérie vraie, et pouvant réaliser un état de phobie. 1, record 5, French, - hyst%C3%A9rie%20d%27angoisse
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2012-01-18
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Clinical Psychology
- Mental Disorders
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- pseudo-schizophrenic neurosis
1, record 6, English, pseudo%2Dschizophrenic%20neurosis
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Phobic anxiety combined with depersonalization; the patient often complains of giddiness swaying feelings, and fears of collapse or loss of self control in public 1, record 6, English, - pseudo%2Dschizophrenic%20neurosis
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie clinique
- Troubles mentaux
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- schizonévrose
1, record 6, French, schizon%C3%A9vrose
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- pseudo-névrose schizophrénique 1, record 6, French, pseudo%2Dn%C3%A9vrose%20schizophr%C3%A9nique
correct, feminine noun
- schizophrénie affective 1, record 6, French, schizophr%C3%A9nie%20affective
correct, feminine noun
- asistolie névrotique 1, record 6, French, asistolie%20n%C3%A9vrotique
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Névrose caractérisée par l'alternation, chez le malade, de deux modes de réponse à ses conflits vitaux: le mode névrotique, fond de son existence et le mode psychotique, éclatant par bouffées. 1, record 6, French, - schizon%C3%A9vrose
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2006-06-19
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Mental Disorders
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- brief symptom inventory
1, record 7, English, brief%20symptom%20inventory
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
- BSI 2, record 7, English, BSI
correct
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The brief symptom inventory(BSI) consists of 53 items covering nine symptom dimensions : somatization, obsession-compulsion, interpersonal sensitivity, depression, anxiety, hostility, phobic anxiety, paranoid ideation and psychoticism; and three global indices of distress : global severity index, positive symptom distress index, and positive symptom total. The global indices measure current or past level of symptomatology, intensity of symptoms and number of reported symptoms, respectively. 2, record 7, English, - brief%20symptom%20inventory
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Troubles mentaux
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- bref inventaire de symptômes
1, record 7, French, bref%20inventaire%20de%20sympt%C3%B4mes
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Échelle d'évaluation de la perception subjective de détresse psychologique qui sert à détecter l'existence de symptômes autoperçus et à savoir si la participation à l'entraînement peut avoir une influence sur ceux-ci. 2, record 7, French, - bref%20inventaire%20de%20sympt%C3%B4mes
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cette liste est constituée de 53 symptômes qui surviennent lors de neuf troubles psychiatriques : somatisation, comportement obsessionnel-compulsif, susceptibilité interpersonnelle, dépression, angoisse, hostilité, peur phobique, idées paranoïaques et psychose. La perturbation occasionnée par ces symptômes au cours des sept derniers jours est indiquée sur une échelle allant de 0 (pas de perturbation) à 4 (perturbation importante). Pour chaque trouble psychiatrique, un score peut être calculé en divisant la somme des scores des symptômes par le nombre de symptômes présents. On peut déterminer également un facteur de gravité globale en divisant la somme des scores pour les 53 symptômes par le nombre de symptômes pour lesquels la personne a ressenti une perturbation (>0) au cours des sept derniers jours. 1, record 7, French, - bref%20inventaire%20de%20sympt%C3%B4mes
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2006-02-09
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Phobias
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- phobic symptom
1, record 8, English, phobic%20symptom
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Drug therapy that effectively diminishes anxiety may alleviate a phobic symptom, without removing its causes. 1, record 8, English, - phobic%20symptom
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Phobies
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- symptôme phobique
1, record 8, French, sympt%C3%B4me%20phobique
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les symptômes phobiques sont des structures défensives. 1, record 8, French, - sympt%C3%B4me%20phobique
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2006-02-09
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Phobias
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- phobic personality
1, record 9, English, phobic%20personality
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
There does not seem to be a specific phobic personality pattern. 2, record 9, English, - phobic%20personality
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Phobies
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- personnalité phobique
1, record 9, French, personnalit%C3%A9%20phobique
feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 2000-05-30
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Neuroses
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- psychasthenia
1, record 10, English, psychasthenia
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
- Janet's disease 2, record 10, English, Janet%27s%20disease
correct
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of the neuroses that are not categorized as hysteria, including phobic disorders and, to a lesser extent, anxiety disorders. 3, record 10, English, - psychasthenia
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Névroses
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- psychasthénie
1, record 10, French, psychasth%C3%A9nie
correct, feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1994-07-07
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
- Phraseology
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- avoidance
1, record 11, English, avoidance
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Behavior characterized by evasion and/or withdrawal. 2, record 11, English, - avoidance
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
If a particular action or response causes the cancellation or postponement of an event that would otherwise have occurred, the action may be said to be an avoidance response. Successful avoidance of unpleasant or harmful consequences has obvious adaptive value, but has long seemed to pose a serious problem for theories of learning .... 3, record 11, English, - avoidance
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 PHR
avoidance behavio(u)r, - conditioning, - gradient, - reaction, - response, - training, - learning. 4, record 11, English, - avoidance
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 2 PHR
avoidance-avoidance conflict, - in thinking. 4, record 11, English, - avoidance
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 3 PHR
the disposition to -, intensity of the -. 4, record 11, English, - avoidance
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 4 PHR
to reinforce - responding. 4, record 11, English, - avoidance
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 5 PHR
phobic -. 4, record 11, English, - avoidance
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
- Phraséologie
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- évitement
1, record 11, French, %C3%A9vitement
correct, masculine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Action qui consiste, pour une personne, à s'éloigner d'une source de stimulation considérée comme négative par celle-ci. 2, record 11, French, - %C3%A9vitement
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 PHR
évitement de la situation, - de l'école, - de l'enfance, - de l'adolescence, - dans l'agoraphobie. 2, record 11, French, - %C3%A9vitement
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 2 PHR
évitement conditionné, phobique, plus marqué. 2, record 11, French, - %C3%A9vitement
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 3 PHR
apprentissage par -, attitude d'-, comportement d'-, conditionnement d'-, conduite d'-, réaction d'-, réponse d'-, trouble d'-. 2, record 11, French, - %C3%A9vitement
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 4 PHR
soulagement consécutif à l'évitement, soulagement procuré par l'-. 2, record 11, French, - %C3%A9vitement
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 5 PHR
l'évitement s'accentue à tel point que. 2, record 11, French, - %C3%A9vitement
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1987-02-18
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Phobias
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- fear of flying
1, record 12, English, fear%20of%20flying
correct
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
- fear of flight 2, record 12, English, fear%20of%20flight
correct
- flying phobia 2, record 12, English, flying%20phobia
correct
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Fear of flying] may be truly phobic, a situational reaction, or an awareness of personal vulnerability. Some displace anxiety about flying into somatic symptoms.(Medline) 2, record 12, English, - fear%20of%20flying
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fear of flight: Pascal data base. 2, record 12, English, - fear%20of%20flying
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 2 OBS
flying phobia: PSY/INFO. 2, record 12, English, - fear%20of%20flying
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Phobies
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- phobie des transports aériens
1, record 12, French, phobie%20des%20transports%20a%C3%A9riens
correct, feminine noun
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS
à propos du traitement des phobies des transports aériens : réévaluation de la technique de désensibilisation systématique à la lumière des théories sur la thérapie familiale. (Pascal) 1, record 12, French, - phobie%20des%20transports%20a%C3%A9riens
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 2 OBS
la phobie des moyens de transport (peur de prendre le train, l'avion, l'autobus, le métro, etc.) (...) 2, record 12, French, - phobie%20des%20transports%20a%C3%A9riens
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
Record 13 - internal organization data 1985-09-03
Record 13, English
Record 13, Subject field(s)
- Mental Disorders
Record 13, Main entry term, English
- phobic state
1, record 13, English, phobic%20state
correct
Record 13, Abbreviations, English
Record 13, Synonyms, English
Record 13, Textual support, English
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In phobic states the fear is anticipated, with the development of intense anxiety bound to the need to avoid the circumstance feared. 1, record 13, English, - phobic%20state
Record 13, French
Record 13, Domaine(s)
- Troubles mentaux
Record 13, Main entry term, French
- état phobique
1, record 13, French, %C3%A9tat%20phobique
masculine noun
Record 13, Abbreviations, French
Record 13, Synonyms, French
Record 13, Textual support, French
Record 13, Spanish
Record 13, Textual support, Spanish
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