Phobias: Causes, Types, Symptoms, and Evidence-Based Treatments
1. Introduction to Phobic Disorders A phobia is an intense, irrational, and persistent fear of a specific object, situation, or activity. Unlike normal fear, which is a proportional and adaptive biological response to an actual threat, a phobia represents a significant dysfunction in the brain fear-processing circuitry. The level of fear experienced by the patient … Read more