Skyhorse Publishing skyhorse@onixsuite.com 20130526 eng

COM.ONIXSUITE.9781611454703 03 01 Skyhorse Publishing 01 GCOI 60239100333140 01 SKU 611470 02 1611454700 03 9781611454703 15 9781611454703 BC 1 A01 Saul, Helen Helen Saul <b>Helen Saul</b> is a freelance science and medical journalist and a contributing editor to <i>New Scientist</i>. She is also news editor of the <i>European Journal of Cancer</i>. She lives in Oxford, England, and has never had a phobia. 01 eng 416 00 416 03 03 0 03 PSY000000 01 How are phobias caused? Are they from the thinking mind or the physical brain? Helen Saul demystifies some of our most primal fears in this absorbing guide.<p>Obsessional fears, commonly known as phobias, are as widespread as they are deeply rooted. But what are they and what causes them? Hippocrates thought they were caused by an excess of black bile, medieval theologians blamed evil spirits, and Freud thought they resulted from suppressed sexual desire. Through the ages, as many as four out of every ten people are estimated to have had some kind of phobia, but only recently have scientists and doctors made an effort to analyze, define, and offer possible cures. Drawing on vivid examples from history, literature, and personal testimonies, <em>Phobias </em>is the first book to describe case histories, assess theories both ancient and contemporary, and seek to answer all the questions about one of mankind’s oldest medical mysteries.</p> 02 Helen Saul draws on vivid examples from history, literature, and personal testimonies to explore one of mankind's oldest medical... 04 03 72 01 http://www.skyhorsepublishing.com/resources/titles/60239100333140/images/60239100333140L.jpg 07 03 72 01 http://www.skyhorsepublishing.com/resources/titles/60239100333140/images/60239100333140S.jpg http://www.skyhorsepublishing.com/book/?GCOI=60239100333140 Arcade Publishing 01 Skyhorse Publishing 20120501 01 9 in 02 5 in 03 0.6 in 08 13 oz 07 6300065 National Book Company, Inc. http://www.wwnorton.com 02 WORLD 02 Y 20130501 20 20120501 18 01 02 LONG 02 16.95 USD