phobic disorder

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phobic disorder - an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations; "phobic disorder is a general term for all phobias"phobia, phobic neurosisanxiety disorder - a cover term for a variety of mental disorders in which severe anxiety is a salient symptomagoraphobia - a morbid fear of open spaces (as fear of being caught alone in some public place)simple phobia - any phobia (other than agoraphobia) associated with relatively simple well-defined stimulisocial phobia - any phobia (other than agoraphobia) associated with situations in which you are subject to criticism by others (as fear of eating in public or public speaking etc)

phobic disorder

see phobia.

phobic disorder

Psychiatry A condition that causes extreme and irrational anxiety in particular situations, objects or activities. See Phobia.

Patient discussion about phobic disorder

Q. what is phobia? well when you have scary to someone or somethingA. A phobia is fear from something- an object, a person or a situation, that makes the person feel scared to face that certain situation, and even try and avoid it- for example- some people are scared of closed places ("agoraphobia")- they cannot sit at the cinema or at an elevator because of the fear of not being able to escape if needed. Some people have a social phobia and they cannot face a crowd, or perform in front of a crowd (some can't even speak out loud in front of other people).

Q. how to treat my social phobia? A. there is a protocol for treating any kinds of phobias. it requires time and a psychologist. it's consisted of learning relaxation methods and doing everything in small steps until you can handle your phobia.

Q. i feel huge tension when i am in close narrow environment , is it a phobia? A. Yes, it may be considered a phobia, or more specifically situational type phobia. However, the important thing is whether is this fear reasonable? Do you think it's out of proportion? Phobia is a fear that one perceive as irrational and out of proportion and yet one feels and is affected adversely by it. If this fear is appropriate (e.g. fear of falling in mountain climbing) it's not a phobia.
You may read more about it http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/phobias.html

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noun an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations

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