KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS ABOUT CATAGELOPHOBIA AMONG UNDERGRADUATE DENTAL STUDENTS - A QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY

Authors

  • Danda Nishitha, Dhanraj M. Ganapathy, L. Keerthi Sasanka

Abstract

Background: Catagelophobia is the fear of being or getting mocked.Criticism leads to an offended psyche. Catagelophobia causes people to avoid others due to the fear of getting mocked. Visiting a psychologist is the best way to overcome catagelophobia.

Aim: To analyse catagelophobia among dental students and to create awareness regarding catagelophobia .

Methods: The google forms are used to make the survey and obtaining the result is easy through google forms. Excel sheet is used . SPSS software is used for statistical analysis. Pie charts and cross tabs are used in this survey.

Results: Most of the people don’t have fear of getting mocked and they bravely face the situation without any fear. Many people are not aware of Catagelophobia and some people are afraid of getting mocked

Conclusion: Catagelophobia is the fear of getting mocked by which a few people suffer. The best cure for catagelophobia is to visit a psychologist and take required medications.

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Published

2021-07-01

How to Cite

Danda Nishitha, Dhanraj M. Ganapathy, L. Keerthi Sasanka. (2021). KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS ABOUT CATAGELOPHOBIA AMONG UNDERGRADUATE DENTAL STUDENTS - A QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY. Drugs and Cell Therapies in Hematology, 10(3), 2641–2658. Retrieved from http://www.dcth.org/index.php/journal/article/view/1170

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 3 (2021)

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