Specific Phobia
A specific phobia is a condition of extreme fear of a particular object, situation, or activity. These specific phobias can impact a person's various aspects of life including, work, personal, and social life. There are types of specific phobias, let's understand them with examples below. Fears of Different types of Animals: Arachnophobia: People with arachnophobia feel excessive fear when they see spiders anywhere. They avoid places where they think the chances are spiders might be present, such as green areas. It is the excessive fear of spiders. Cynophobia: People with this phobia might panic when they see a dog. They avoid sidewalks and go to friends who have a pet dog. It is the severe fear of dogs. Entomophobia: It is the intense fear of insects. People with this phobia become afraid when they see ants and insects near them. Fear of Natural Situations: Acrophobia: If someone has an extreme fear of heightened places and feels dizzy when standing in heightened plac...