Definition
Labels Fears and Phobias
Fear is a normal emotion, experienced when a person senses danger. Fear
includes physical, mental, and behavioral (bee-HAY-vyor-al) reactions.
Certain childhood fears are common and normal.
A phobia is an intense, persistent fear of a particular object or situation.
Phobias can be narrowly focused or more general in nature. A broad
spectrum of phobias have been reported. Social phobia is an intense, persistent
fear of being painfully embarrassed in a social setting. Agoraphobia
is fear of being in any situation that might provoke a panic attack or
from which escape might be difficult.
includes physical, mental, and behavioral (bee-HAY-vyor-al) reactions.
Certain childhood fears are common and normal.
A phobia is an intense, persistent fear of a particular object or situation.
Phobias can be narrowly focused or more general in nature. A broad
spectrum of phobias have been reported. Social phobia is an intense, persistent
fear of being painfully embarrassed in a social setting. Agoraphobia
is fear of being in any situation that might provoke a panic attack or
from which escape might be difficult.
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