Phobias: when should desensitization work be initiated?

2024-03-26 05:00:02

Inability to get in an elevator, fear of spiders, crowds or clowns… Phobias can be numerous and take different forms. Characterized by irrational anxiety, they manifest themselves in psychological as well as physical disorders.

When does a phobia merit desensitization work to limit its effects? In consultation, do people suffering from phobias immediately have the problematic point in mind or is it buried behind many other things?

• Emeric Languérandpsychologist, psychotherapist at Sainte-Anne hospital in Paris, psychology teacher at the Côte d’Azur University in Nice and director of the French Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy (AFTCC).

Watch the entire show here: Les Phobies