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===== Primer ===== | ===== Primer ===== | ||
- | **Specific Phobia** is a disorder characterized by intense fear or anxiety in the presence of a particular situation or object (phobic stimulus), including animals, environments, medical procedures, or situations. Many individuals fear objects or situations from more than one category, or phobic stimulus. | + | **Specific Phobia** is a disorder characterized by intense fear or anxiety in the presence of a particular situation or object (phobic stimulus). The four major types are: animals, environments, medical procedures, and situations (e.g. - elevators, planes, enclosed spaces). Many individuals fear objects or situations from more than one category or phobic stimulus. |
==== Epidemiology ==== | ==== Epidemiology ==== |