PhobiasPhobias are the most common

Phobias
Phobias are the most common form of mental disorders among women and second among men,affecting 8% (11.5 million) of adult americaans (ADAA,2003; sadock and sadock,2003). A phobia is described as an irrational fear of an object,activity,or situation that is out of proportion to the stimulus and results in avoidance of the identified object,activity, or situation. The person unconsciously displces the original internal source of fear or anxiety,such as an unpleasant chilidhood experience, to an external source