Phobia

Phobia is defined as an irrational fear of a specific object, si gc tuational activity, often leading to persistent avoidance of the feared object, situation or activity. The disorder is diagnosed only if there is a significant impact in the individual’s daily functioning.
Types:
Agoraphobia: It is one of the common types of phobia which is characterised by an irrational fear of being in crowded, public, open places away from the familiar setting of home.
Social phobia: An individual experiences an irrational fear of social contact and performing activities in front of others. The individual is afraid of being negatively evaluated by others which will result in humiliation & embarrassment.
Specific phobia: An individual has an irrational fear of a specific object or situation. For e.g, acrophobia: fear of high places, zoophobia: fear of animals, xenophobia: fear of strangers, algophobia: fear of pain, and claustrophobia: fear of closed places.