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A '''phobia''' (from [[Greek language|Greek]]: φόβος, ''phobos'', "fear"), is an irrational, intense, persistent [[fear]] of certain situations, activities, things, or persons. The main symptom of this [[disorder]] is the excessive, unreasonable desire to avoid the feared subject. When the fear is beyond one's control, or if the fear is interfering with daily life, then a diagnosis under one of the [[anxiety disorders]] can be made. <ref>Edmund J. Bourne, ''The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook, 4th ed'', New Harbinger Publications, 2005, ISBN 1-57224-413-5</ref> | A '''phobia''' (from [[Greek language|Greek]]: φόβος, ''phobos'', "fear"), is an irrational, intense, persistent [[fear]] of certain situations, activities, things, or persons. The main symptom of this [[disorder]] is the excessive, unreasonable desire to avoid the feared subject. When the fear is beyond one's control, or if the fear is interfering with daily life, then a diagnosis under one of the [[anxiety disorders]] can be made. <ref>Edmund J. Bourne, ''The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook, 4th ed'', New Harbinger Publications, 2005, ISBN 1-57224-413-5</ref> | ||
Phobias (in the clinical meaning of the term) are the most common form of [[anxiety disorder]]s. | Phobias (in the clinical meaning of the term) are the most common form of [[anxiety disorder]]s. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
A phobia (from Greek: φόβος, phobos, "fear"), is an irrational, intense, persistent fear of certain situations, activities, things, or persons. The main symptom of this disorder is the excessive, unreasonable desire to avoid the feared subject. When the fear is beyond one's control, or if the fear is interfering with daily life, then a diagnosis under one of the anxiety disorders can be made. [1] Phobias (in the clinical meaning of the term) are the most common form of anxiety disorders.
References
- ↑ Edmund J. Bourne, The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook, 4th ed, New Harbinger Publications, 2005, ISBN 1-57224-413-5