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Ciccarelli: Psychology_5 (5th Edition)

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ISBN:9780134477961

Author:Saundra K. Ciccarelli, J. Noland White

Publisher:Saundra K. Ciccarelli, J. Noland White

Chapter1: The Science Of Psychology

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what is a specific phobia and what are the most specific phobias? summarize the symptoms.

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Introduction

A specific phobia refers to an intense, irrational fear of something that does not possess any danger in real life. Although people with specific phobias may realize that the fears are irrational, even thinking about those feared objects or situations may trigger them and bring on severe anxiety symptoms. The DSM-5 criteria of specific phobia are as follows:

Marked fear or anxiety about a specific object or situation.
The feared object or situation almost always provokes immediate fear or anxiety.
The fear or anxiety is out of proportion as compared to the actual danger posed by the specific object or the situation.
The phobic object or situation is actively avoided or endured with extreme fear or anxiety.
The fear or anxiety causes clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.
The fear, anxiety, or avoidance is persistent, typically lasting for 6 months or more.
The disturbance is not better explained by the symptoms of another mental disorder.
The specific types are Animal type, Natural Environment type, Blood-Injection-Injury type, Situational Type, and Other type.