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 Volume 7, Issue 7 (July 2020), Pages: 68-74

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 Original Research Paper

 Title: A qualitative phenomenological venture of individuals’ experiences with a phobia

 Author(s): Evelyn Feliciano 1, 2, *, Mary Angelica Bagaoisan 2, Alfredo Feliciano 2, Ava Marie Lou Lenon 3, Amira Boshra 1, Jerry Ligawen 2, Abdulrahman Albougami 1, Jestoni Maniago 1, Dennison Jose Punsalan 2, Doroteo Dizon 2, Hydee Pangilinan 2

 Affiliation(s):

 1Department of Nursing, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Al-Majmaah 11952, Saudi Arabia
 2College of Nursing, Angeles University Foundation, Angeles 2009, Philippines
 3Health Insurance Department, NMC Specialty Hospital, Dubai 14354, United Arab Emirates

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 * Corresponding Author. 

  Corresponding author's ORCID profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9120-1534

 Digital Object Identifier: 

 https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2020.07.008

 Abstract:

To raise awareness concerning continuous existence of phobia and its implications to lifestyle and health aspects psychiatric nursing, in particular, and the future steps that could gradually decline occurrence in relation to the nursing practice in a community setting, this descriptive phenomenological qualitative study aimed to depict factual experiences of 10 purposive samples aged 18-23 years old (x̅=19.7, SD+1.56), diagnosed with phobia from Pampanga, Philippines, in search with the uniqueness of their experience of activities of daily living (ADLs). Each sample was scheduled for an interview with the results of the experiences that were explicitly described by using Colaizzi’s method. Results revealed 11 major themes which include (1) evading fear, (2) anticipatory anxiety, (3) intense irrational fear, (4) phobia as a figure of mockery, (5) night-time perturbation, (6) fear even in pictures and movies, (7) retaliative response, (8) origin of fear, (9) conception of fear, (10) immutable fear, and (11) impediment; and, six sub-themes: (1) anticipatory anxiety of the place, (2) anticipatory anxiety of the stimulus, (3) sleepless nights, (4) nightmares, (5) body’ natural response, and (6) willful reaction. All participants were with firsthand experience of the phenomenon that tends to avoid any impending stimulus to cope with their ADLs. Despite known health risks and threats, the participants were continuously battling their fear of being exposed to their respective phobic stimuli to continue their ADLs and to suffice their physiologic demands. Results of the study support the need to coach, encourage and persuade people in understanding and providing continuous support to these people with phobia regardless of age, gender, marital status and the severity of their anxiety. Finally, findings will enable the general public of the awareness and motivation in providing continuous support and understanding to individuals experiencing phobia. Adequate knowledge of the experience will enable the majority the in-depth understanding of how it is to be in experience of phobia to promote self-education and psychiatric health. 

 © 2020 The Authors. Published by IASE.

 This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

 Keywords: Life experience, Mental health nursing, Phobia, Psychiatric nursing

 Article History: Received 18 January 2020, Received in revised form 19 April 2020, Accepted 20 April 2020

 Acknowledgment:

Special thanks to all participants in Pampanga, Philippines, who voluntarily partake in the implementation of this scholar work. Likewise, extending the gratitude to Geoffer Baluyut, Ruiza Coronel, Alessandra Isip, Cassandra Faith Quijano, Jeric Cabusao, and Tricia Guda.

 Funding:

The authors would like to thank the Deanship of Scientific Research at Majmaah University with a project no. R-1441-83.

 Compliance with ethical standards

 Informed consent: 

Informed consent was engaged from all participants involved in the study. Entire measures accomplished in studies involving individuals as participants were in agreement with the institutional standards of ethics. Confidentiality and anonymity are achieved, maintained, preserved at the beginning until the end of the study with the informants fully aware of the objectives, risks, and benefits in partaking in the course with the assurance that they can depart at any time from the study. 

 Conflict of interest: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

 Citation:

 Feliciano E, Bagaoisan MA, and Feliciano A et al. (2020). A qualitative phenomenological venture of individuals’ experiences with a phobia. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 7(7): 68-74

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