Phobiopedia: The Phobia Encyclopedia (+500 concepts) for Android

11 things about Phobiopedia: The Phobia Encyclopedia (+500 concepts)

1. A phobia is a type of anxiety disorder, usually defined as a persistent fear of an object or situation in which the sufferer commits to great lengths in avoiding, typically disproportional to the actual danger posed, often being recognized as irrational.

2. It may also be caused by various specific phobias such as fear of open spaces, social embarrassment (social agoraphobia), fear of contamination (fear of germs, possibly complicated by obsessive-compulsive disorder) or PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder) related to a trauma that occurred out of doors.

3. Specific phobias: Fear of particular objects or social situations that immediately results in anxiety and can sometimes lead to panic attacks.

4. In the event the phobia cannot be avoided entirely, the sufferer will endure the situation or object with marked distress and significant interference in social or occupational activities.

5. Agoraphobia: a generalized fear of leaving home or a small familiar 'safe' area, and of possible panic attacks that might follow.

6. This app is a combination of sets, containing terms & concepts for self learning & exam preparation on the topic of Phobias & psychology.

7. Specific phobia may be further subdivided into five categories: animal type, natural environment type, situational type, blood-injection-injury type, and other.

8. Most phobias are classified into two categories and, according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-V), such phobias are considered to be sub-types of anxiety disorder.

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10. Some individuals can simply avoid the subject of their fear and suffer relatively mild anxiety over that fear.

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