Question

I. Mukesh, now about 24, comes from a lower-class family of fishermen. They earn

their livelihood by fishing in shallow backwater or rivulets streaming from big rivers.

He had studied up to class IV in the local school, and then left it due to poverty. As

a child, he used to accompany his father to the backwaters, especially where they

cultivated prawns. Very occasionally crocodiles swim in from the big river with

which the backwater may be connected, and there has been tales about

Crocodiles killing men around the village. Everybody had heard these tales, but

since the appearance of crocodiles is quite rare, everybody works in knee deep

water without much anxiety. From early adolescence onward, Mukesh gradually

became afraid of crocodiles, he was unable to work in the water, because if he

sees any shadow, even of underwater plants and fish, he suffers from

uncontrollable fear. Since Mukesh’s family has no land to cultivate, and Mukesh

hardly has any other skill, not being able to work in water has practically made him

a non earning member of the poor family. Mukesh understands that his fear is

irrational, and never in his life time has he heard of a crocodile actually attacking a

man in their locality. He understands that he is becoming a burden on his family;

but he cannot overcome the intense fear. While he attributes the fear to the stories

he had listened to in childhood, he knows that these are not enough to provoke

such strong reactions.

1) Identify Mukesh’s disorder

2) What treatment is best suited for overcoming his problem?

3) Mention the other 2 types of disorder that fall under this category.​

Answer 1

Answer:

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Answer 2

Answer:

Answer. 1 Mukesh has specific phobia

Answer. 2 The best treatment for specific phobias is a form of psychotherapy called exposure therapy.

Answer. 3 (i) Animal phobias. Such as dogs, insects, snakes or rodents.

(ii) Phobias of the natural environment. Such as heights, water, darkness, storms or germs.

Situational phobias.

• Body-based phobias.

• Sexual phobias.

• Other phobias.