Phobias

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Phobias are persistent and irrational fears of specific situations, objects, or activities (heights, dogs, water, blood, driving, flying), which are consequently either strenuously avoided or endured with marked distress. Also see Specific Phobia and Social Phobia

• Acrophobia: Fear of heights
• Agoraphobia: Fear of crowded or open spaces (DSM-5 newly classifies as its own disorder)
• Arachnophobia: Fear of spiders
• Claustrophobia: Fear of small, tight, or crowded spaces