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Specific phobias - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic Specific phobias are common anxiety disorders Overall, they happen more often in females Not all phobias need to be treated But if a specific phobia affects your daily life, several types of therapies are available to help you work through and conquer your fears — often forever
Specific Phobia - Psychology Today Specific phobias are anxiety disorders The DSM-5 divides specific phobias into five broad categories: Animals, such as a fear of spiders, dogs, or bugs The natural environment, such as fear
Specific Phobia - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf Specific phobia is an anxiety disorder characterized by excessive and irrational fear of a particular object, situation, or activity The anxiety response goes beyond normal apprehension and leads to avoidance behavior
Specific Phobias - Anxiety and Depression Association of America, ADAA Specific phobias commonly focus on animals, insects, germs, heights, thunder, driving, public transportation, illness, flying, dental or medical procedures, and elevators Although people with phobias realize that their fear is irrational, even thinking about it can often cause extreme anxiety
Phobias: What They Are, Causes, Symptoms Treatments Phobias are a type of anxiety disorder, and there’s one diagnosis for almost all of them: specific phobia Only one phobia, agoraphobia, is a specific diagnosis Cleveland Clinic is a non-profit academic medical center Advertising on our site helps support our mission We do not endorse non-Cleveland Clinic products or services Policy
Specific Phobias - Mental Health Disorders - Merck Manual Consumer Version Specific phobias are common anxiety disorders that affect about 8% of women and 3% of men yearly The most common specific phobias include fear of animals (zoophobia), fear of heights (acrophobia), and fear of thunderstorms (astraphobia or brontophobia)
Phobias and Phobia-Related Disorders - NIMH A phobia is an intense fear of—or aversion to—a specific object or situation While anxiety is natural under some circumstances, people with phobias feel fear that is out of proportion to the actual danger presented by the situation or object
Specific Phobia - Definition, Symptoms, and Causes What is a specific phobia? Previously known as a simple phobia, a specific phobia is an anxiety disorder that can cause fearful, anxious, and nervous reactions to an object or situation Usually, the object or situation is not known to be dangerous, or the object situation in question may not warrant the extent of the sufferer’s response