cardiophobia
Fear of hearts
Cardiophobia is an excessive fear of heart disease or heart attacks.
The condition involves persistent anxiety about cardiac health, often accompanied by hyperawareness of heartbeat and misinterpretation of normal sensations as signs of heart trouble: His cardiophobia sent him to the emergency room twice before doctors identified the real problem as anxiety.
Awareness of abnormal heartbeat
- worryTroubled mental state
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- hyperventilationAbnormally rapid respiration
restlessness · trembling · sweating · chest tightness · racing thoughts · catastrophizing · hypervigilance · anticipatory anxiety
Circulatory system's pump
- palpitationsAwareness of abnormal heartbeat
- arrhythmiaAbnormal cardiac rhythm
- chest painDiscomfort in thoracic region
- heartbeatRhythmic cardiac contraction
pulse · blood pressure · electrocardiogram · echocardiogram · heart attack · heart disease · coronary · angina
Curative mental treatment
- CBTPsychological treatment abbreviation
- exposure therapyAnxiety treatment through confrontation
- psychiatryMental health medicine
- psychologyStudy of mind, behavior
counseling · medication · anxiolytics · beta-blockers · relaxation techniques · mindfulness · psychotherapy · desensitization
Anxiety lacking rational basis
- avoidanceDeliberate keeping away
- triggerWhat initiates action
- exposure therapyAnxiety treatment through confrontation
- cognitive distortionBiased mental interpretation pattern
reassurance seeking · hypochondria · death anxiety · thanatophobia
palpitations
Awareness of abnormal heartbeat
- worryTroubled mental state
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
hyperventilation · restlessness · trembling · sweating · chest tightness · racing thoughts · catastrophizing · hypervigilance · anticipatory anxiety · heart monitoring
heart
Circulatory system's pump
- palpitationsAwareness of abnormal heartbeat
- arrhythmiaAbnormal cardiac rhythm
- chest painDiscomfort in thoracic region
heartbeat · pulse · blood pressure · electrocardiogram · echocardiogram · heart attack · heart disease · coronary · angina · heart failure
therapy
Curative mental treatment
- CBTPsychological treatment abbreviation
- exposure therapyAnxiety treatment through confrontation
- psychiatryMental health medicine
psychology · counseling · medication · anxiolytics · beta-blockers · relaxation techniques · mindfulness · psychotherapy · desensitization · mental health
irrational fear
Anxiety lacking rational basis
- avoidanceDeliberate keeping away
- triggerWhat initiates action
- exposure therapyAnxiety treatment through confrontation
cognitive distortion · reassurance seeking · hypochondria · death anxiety · thanatophobia
cardiophobiapeace of mind
State without anxiety
tranquility · relaxation · serenity · equanimity · calm
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