20Jan 2019

HODOPHOBIA AND GENDER-A CASE STUDY.

  • Department of Geology, AcharyaNagarjuna University, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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Hodophobia is a fear of travel. The present study was carried out to know the degree of Hodophobia among 8th to 10th Government high school students. The response was taken from 2743 students (Male: 1589 Female: 1154). The study found that 12.13% of total female students expressed the phobia and it is 11.64% in the case of male. Some of the useful treatment methods are Homeopathy, Exposure based therapy, Cognitive therapy and Relaxation techniques.

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[SankaraPitchaiahPodila. (2019); HODOPHOBIA AND GENDER-A CASE STUDY. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 7 (Jan). 1109-1115] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Sankara Pitchaiah Podila
Acharya Nagarjuna University

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/8428      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/8428

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