A specific phobia
is an intense, persistent, irrational fear of a specific object, situation, or activity, or person. Usually, the fear is proportionally greater than the actual danger or threat.
Which anxiety disorder is characterized by an irrational and intense fear of a specific object or situation?
Specific Phobias
: characterized by an extreme and irrational fear of a specific object or situation that interferes with the ability to function in daily life. People with this disorder may be terrified of a particular object or situation.
Which of the following is characterized by a persistent irrational fear of a specific object or situation?
Phobias
– an anxiety disorder marked by a persistent, irrational fear and avoidance of a specific object, activity, or situation.
Social anxiety disorder
(formerly called social phobia) is characterized by extreme and persistent fear or anxiety and avoidance of social situations in which the person could potentially be evaluated negatively by others (APA, 2013).
What are the 5 types of phobias?
- Animal phobias. Such as dogs, insects, snakes or rodents.
- Phobias of the natural environment. Such as heights, water, darkness, storms or germs.
- Situational phobias. Such as flying, going to the dentist, tunnels, small spaces or escalators.
- Body-based phobias. …
- Sexual phobias. …
- Other phobias.
What is Zoophobia?
Zoophobia refers to
a fear of animals
. Most of the time, this fear is directed at a specific type of animal. However, it’s also possible for a person with zoophobia to fear all or many types of animals.
What is the irrational fear and avoidance of a specific object is?
1.
Agoraphobia
is the intense fear, anxiety, and avoidance of a variety of non-specific situations where escape is difficult or help might be unavailable if a panic attack occurs. … Specific phobia is the intense fear, anxiety, and avoidance of a specific object or situation (e.g., flying, heights, injections, animals).
What are the 4 levels of anxiety?
Anxiety levels are typically classified by the level of distress and impairment experienced into four categories:
mild anxiety, moderate anxiety, severe anxiety and panic level anxiety
.
What is high functioning anxiety?
People with high-functioning anxiety are often able
to accomplish tasks and appear to function well in social situations
, but internally they are feeling all the same symptoms of anxiety disorder, including intense feelings of impending doom, fear, anxiety, rapid heart rate, and gastrointestinal distress.
What are the seven types of anxiety?
- Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) A person feels anxious on most days, worrying about lots of different things, for a period of six months or more. …
- Social anxiety. …
- Specific phobias. …
- Panic disorder. …
- Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) …
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
The diagnostic criteria for social anxiety disorder, as outlined in the DSM-5, includes: Marked fear or anxiety about one or more social situations in which the individual is exposed to possible scrutiny by others lasting for
6 months or more
.
Social anxiety is defined as a “
marked and persistent fear of social or performance situations”
and includes such symptoms as sweating, palpitations, shaking, and respiratory distress. Social anxiety is fairly common, occurring in as much as 13% of the population, and can be extremely disabling.
Why does Social Anxiety happen?
Children who
experience teasing, bullying, rejection, ridicule or humiliation
may be more prone to social anxiety disorder. In addition, other negative events in life, such as family conflict, trauma or abuse, may be associated with this disorder.
What is the #1 phobia?
Overall,
fear of public speaking
is America’s biggest phobia – 25.3 percent say they fear speaking in front of a crowd. Clowns (7.6 percent feared) are officially scarier than ghosts (7.3 percent), but zombies are scarier than both (8.9 percent).
What is the rarest fear?
- Ablutophobia | Fear of bathing. …
- Arachibutyrophobia | Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth. …
- Arithmophobia | Fear of math. …
- Chirophobia | Fear of hands. …
- Chloephobia | Fear of newspapers. …
- Globophobia (Fear of balloons) …
- Omphalophobia | Fear of Umbilicus (Bello Buttons)
What is the strangest phobia?
- Ergophobia. It is the fear of work or the workplace. …
- Somniphobia. Also known as hypnophobia, it is the fear of falling asleep. …
- Chaetophobia. …
- Oikophobia. …
- Panphobia. …
- Ablutophobia.
