Childhood dog phobia : explanations for the development and maintenance of dog phobia in children.

• Main Author: Peng, Hui Kai.
• Other Authors: Michael David Gumert
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Humanities
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/48889
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Children has many fears, for instance fear of dogs. When this fear becomes maladaptive and causes distress, it develops into dog phobia. Individuals with dog phobia usually have an onset in their childhood, and this disorder causes impairment to their lives. Dogs can be found almost everywhere in ou...