Phobia: When an irrational fear takes control

For a person with a phobia, overcoming the fear--or at least learning how to resist its debilitating effects--can open the door to a fuller, freer life. This riveting two-part series uses MRI scans, body imaging, EEG tracing, and thermal photography to take an unflinching look at the biological and psychological mechanics of terror, as courageous patients seek to master their fears through medication, behavioral therapy, hypnotherapy, desensitization, virtual reality exposure therapy, the controversial technique of flooding, and a new treatment called EMDR. (PsycEXTRA Database Record (c) 2013 APA, all rights reserved)

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BBC

BBC (2000). Phobia: When an irrational fear takes control. Films for the Humanities & Sciences. doi:10.1037/e544122006-001