A specific phobia can be described, not only as an extreme fear, but as
an irrational one of a particular thing. Such individuals may have no problem
sky diving but may have extreme difficulty going down an escalator. A specific
phobia can be defined as an intense fear of something that poses little
or no actual danger. Though individuals experiencing these phobias may be
aware that the fear they feel is irrational, they often find that facing
the said fear causes severe anxiety or may even cause a panic attack. Examples
of some of the more common specific phobias include the following:
Symptoms
for this specific disorder will probably vary from person to
person and phobia to phobia. The one thing all of these different
phobias probably have in common is that the individual experiencing
the irrational fear will probably go to any extent to avoid
the object or situation that causes the fear.
