Zoophobia and Gender - A Case Study

Authors

  • Sankara Pitchaiah Podila  Department of Geology, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Andhra Pradesh, India
  • Nazia Sultana  Department of Geology, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Andhra Pradesh, India

DOI:

https://doi.org//10.32628/IJSRST196137

Keywords:

Zoophobia, Treatment, Male and Female, High School Students

Abstract

Zoophobia is one type of specific phobia. It is a fear of animals. The present study was carried out to know the degree of Zoophobia among 8th to 10th Government high school students. The response was taken from 2743 students (Male: 1589 Female: 1154). The study found that 20.57% of male students expressed the phobia and it is 32.84% in the case of female. Comparatively, high percentage of female students have Zoophobia than male. Some of the useful treatment methods are Homeopathy, Exposure based therapy, Cognitive therapy and Relaxation techniques.

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2019-02-28

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Volume 6, Issue 1, January-February-2019

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Sankara Pitchaiah Podila, Nazia Sultana, " Zoophobia and Gender - A Case Study, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Volume 6, Issue 1, pp.259-265, January-February-2019. Available at doi : https://doi.org/10.32628/IJSRST196137