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Thursday, March 30, 2023
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Feelings of fear appeared for Al-Kabir Qawi, the character embodied by the artist Ahmed Makki in the series Al-Kabir Qawi Part 7, when he climbed the Cairo Tower, to inform his wife, Marbouha, that he suffers from a phobia of heights.
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What is the phobia of heights?
In this regard, Dr. Jamal Froiz, a consultant psychiatrist, defined the phobia of heights as a type of phobia that makes a person refrain from climbing high places, especially traveling by planes.
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Froiz said that the fear of heights is a natural thing, stemming from a person’s awareness of the magnitude of the risks that he may be exposed to, if he falls from a high place, but the increase in fear and panic from them is classified by mental health experts as a type of pathological phobia.
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Causes of phobia of heights
The consultant psychiatrist added that there are two types of phobia of heights, the first is congenital with which a person is born, and the other is acquired, which usually results from the exposure of the patient or one of his relatives to an accident falling from a high place.
Symptoms of a phobia of heights
He explained that a patient with a phobia of heights shows the following signs when climbing a high place:
– Panic.
Throat dryness.
– Muscle spasm.
Numbness of the parties.
heart rate
Difficulty balancing.
Body jerk.
Excessive sweating.
Poor focus.
Fear of looking down.
Lie down.
Crying and screaming.
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Treatment of phobia of heights
Farweez concluded his speech by pointing out that the treatment of the phobia of heights is divided into two parts, namely:
Pharmaceutical treatment: sedatives, to relieve stress and anxiety.
Cognitive behavioral therapy: in which the doctor relies on talking to the patient regarding the causes of his fear of heights, and helping him control his panic by using some mechanisms, such as the exposure technique.
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