Phobias

Phobia: An irrational fear of an object or situation.

Categories of Phobias: Specific phobia, social anxiety and agoraphobia

Specific Phobia: Phobia of an object, such as an animal or body part, or a situation.

Social Anxiety: Phobia of a social situation

Agoraphobia: Phobia of being outside or in a public place

Behavioural Characteristics of Phobias: Panic, avoidance or endurance (remaining close to the stimulus)

Emotional Characteristics of Phobias: Anxiety, fear, an unreasonable emotional response to the threat posed

Cognitive Characteristics of Phobias: Selective attention to the phobic stimulus, irrational beliefs and cognitive distortions about the phobic stimulus (seeing it in an unrealistic or inaccurate way)