`Fear and anxiety are normal, adaptive responses that in evolutionary terms, have aided our survival for millennia. They have helped humans detect and appropriately respond to threats in the environment. However, sometimes fear can become maladaptive, meaning it affects an individuals daily functioning. This can occur when fears become extreme, persistent or irrational in nature, we refer to these fears as phobias.
Phobias are a subset within anxiety disorders that compel the individual to actively avoid the object or situation that almost always provokes immediate fear and anxiety. Phobias cause clinically significant distress or impairment and they typically last for 6 months or more. Specific types of phobia include; animal type, natural environment type, blood injection type, situational type or other type.
What Causes a Phobia?
Phobias are often a subsequent response to a frightening event or stressful situation, however it’s not always so clear why some phobias occur. They can sometimes be linked to an early childhood experience and are
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