Question

Explain the concept:
Phobia

Answer 1

1. The main anxiety disorders include phobic disorders and generalized anxiety disorders.
2. The word 'phobia' is derived from the Greek word 'Phobos' which was used to refer to the God of Fear.
3. A phobia is an intense, persistent but irrational, and disproportionate fear of a specific object or situation.
4. DSM classifies phobias as simple phobias, e.g., Acrophobia, Claustrophobia, etc., and social phobias, e.g., fear of speaking or eating in public. The phobic object e.g., animals or situations e.g., elevators, almost always provide immediate anxiety.