Specific phobias are specific fears about specific things and situations. Most specific phobias are natural fears; that is, they are about situations that would make most people at least a little anxious or nervous. However, the difference is that people with a specific phobia will experience a panic attack, or fear experiencing a panic attack, if they are exposed to the feared situation.
Common specific phobias include:
Heights
Enclosed spaces
Exposed places
Flying
Public speaking/performance anxiety
Spiders
Insects
Snakes
Blood and injury
Specific phobias are the most treatable of all anxiety problems and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is the treatment of choice for specific phobias such as Agoraphobia
