II. Definitions
- Specific Phobia (Simple Phobia, Phobic Anxiety Disorder)
- Severe, intense, irrational fear leading to panic of a specific trigger (e.g. Spiders, air travel, heights, elevators, enclosed spaces)
- Specific trigger almost always causes the reaction of intense fear and anxiety
- Fear or anxiety is out of proportion to the actual risk of the specific trigger, object or situation
III. Findings
- Severe, intense, irrational fear leading to panic of a specific trigger (e.g. Spiders, air travel, heights, elevators, enclosed spaces)
- Specific trigger consistently (>6 months) causes the reaction of intense fear and anxiety
- Fear or anxiety is out of proportion to the actual risk of the specific trigger, object or situation
- Examples
IV. Differential Diagnosis
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| Definition (NCI) | An anxiety disorder characterized by an intense, irrational fear cued by the presence or anticipation of a specific object or situation. Exposure to the phobic stimulus immediately provokes an anxiety response. In adults, the specific phobia is recognized as excessive or unreasonable. |
| Concepts | Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction (T048) |
| MSH | C562465 |
| ICD10 | F40.2 |
| SnomedCT | 192396001, 54587008 |
| DSM4 | 300.29 |
| English | Specific (isolated) phobias, PHOBIA, SPECIFIC, PHOBIA, SIMPLE, Specific phobias, phobias simple, phobias specific, phobia simple, Phobia, Simple, Phobia, Specific, [X]Specific (isolated) phobias, [X]Simple phobia, simple phobia, specific phobia (diagnosis), simple (specific) phobia, specific phobia, Simple phobia, Isolated phobia, Specific phobia, Simple phobia (disorder), phobia; simple, phobia; specific, simple; phobia, specific; phobia, Specific Phobia |
| Dutch | enkelvoudige fobie, specifieke fobie, enkelvoudig; fobie, fobie; enkelvoudig, fobie; specifiek, specifiek; fobie, Specifieke (geïsoleerde) fobieën |
| French | Phobie simple, Phobie spécifique |
| German | einfache Phobie, spezifische Phobie, Spezifische (isolierte) Phobien |
| Italian | Fobia semplice, Fobia specifica |
| Portuguese | Fobia específica, Fobia simples |
| Spanish | Fobia simple, Fobia específica, fobia específica, fobia simple (trastorno), fobia simple |
| Japanese | 特定の恐怖症, ﾄｸﾃｲﾉｷｮｳﾌｼｮｳ, 単純恐怖症, ﾀﾝｼﾞｭﾝｷｮｳﾌｼｮｳ |
| Czech | Specifická fobie, Prostá fobie |
| Korean | 특수한(고립된) 공포증 |
| Hungarian | Egyszerű phobia, Specifikus phobia |
Ontology: Phobic anxiety disorder (C0349231)
| Definition (CHV) | continuous irrational fear about certain object, situation, or activity |
| Definition (CHV) | continuous irrational fear about certain object, situation, or activity |
| Definition (CHV) | continuous irrational fear about certain object, situation, or activity |
| Definition (CHV) | continuous irrational fear about certain object, situation, or activity |
| Definition (CHV) | continuous irrational fear about certain object, situation, or activity |
| Definition (MEDLINEPLUS) |
A phobia is a type of anxiety disorder. It is a strong, irrational fear of something that poses little or no real danger. There are many specific phobias. Acrophobia is a fear of heights. Agoraphobia is a fear of public places, and claustrophobia is a fear of closed-in places. If you become anxious and extremely self-conscious in everyday social situations, you could have a social phobia. Other common phobias involve tunnels, highway driving, water, flying, animals and blood. People with phobias try to avoid what they are afraid of. If they cannot, they may experience
Phobias usually start in children or teens, and continue into adulthood. The causes of specific phobias are known, but they sometimes run in families. Treatment helps most people with phobias. Options include medicines, therapy or both. NIH: National Institute of Mental Health |
| Definition (NCI) | An anxiety disorder characterized by an intense, irrational fear of an object, activity, or situation. The individual seeks to avoid the object, activity, or situation. In adults, the individual recognizes that the fear is excessive or unreasonable. |
| Definition (NCI_NCI-GLOSS) | An extreme, irrational, fear of something that may cause a person to panic. Examples of common phobias include fear of spiders, flying in an airplane, elevators, heights, enclosed rooms, crowded public places, and embarrassing oneself in front of other people. |
| Definition (MSH) | Anxiety disorders in which the essential feature is persistent and irrational fear of a specific object, activity, or situation that the individual feels compelled to avoid. The individual recognizes the fear as excessive or unreasonable. |
| Definition (PSY) | Disorders characterized by persistent, unrealistic, intense fear of an object, activity, or situation. |
| Definition (CSP) | anxiety disorder characterized by intense, unrealistic, persistent fear and avoidance of an object, activity, or situation. |
| Concepts | Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction (T048) |
| MSH | D010698 |
| ICD9 | 300.20, 300.2 |
| ICD10 | F40.9 , F40 |
| SnomedCT | 192398000, 52039009, 192393009, 191734001, 268630000, 191720001, 191721002, 154884005, 386808001, 386810004, 65673007 |
| English | Disorder, Phobic, Disorders, Phobic, Phobias, Phobic Disorder, Phobic Disorders, PHOBIC DISORDER, PHOBIC NEUROSIS, Phobic disorders, Phobia unspecified, Phobia, unspecified, Phobic anxiety disorder, unspecified, Phobic anxiety disordr unsp, Phobic disorder NOS, Phobic state, [X]Phobic anxiety disorder, unspecified, [X]Phobic anxiety disorders, [X]Phobic anxiety disordr unsp, PHOBIC DIS, Phobic anxiety disorder, phobia (diagnosis), phobia, Neuroses, Phobic, Phobic Neuroses, Phobic anxiety, Phobic anxiety disorders, Phobia NOS, Phobic state NOS, Phobic Disorders [Disease/Finding], abnormal fear, phobic neurosis, phobic disorders, phobic disorder, Phobias NOS, [X]Phobic anxiety disorder, unspecified (disorder), Phobic disorder NOS (finding), Phobic anxiety disorder (disorder), [X]Phobic anxiety disorders (disorder), Phobic neurosis, Phobia unspecified (finding), Phobia, Abnormal fear, Phobic disorder, Phobia (finding), Phobic disorder (disorder), neurosis; phobic, phobia; state, phobic; anxiety disorder, phobic; neurosis, phobic; state, state; phobia, state; phobic, anxiety disorder; phobic, Phobia, NOS, Phobic Neurosis, phobic state |
| Italian | Fobia, Stato fobico, Fobie non specificate, Ansia fobica, Fobia, non specificata, Disturbo fobico, Sindromi fobiche, Fobie, Nevrosi fobiche, Disturbi fobici |
| Dutch | niet-gespecificeerde fobie, fobische stoornissen, fobische toestand, fobische angst, fobische stoornis, fobie NAO, angststoornis; fobisch, fobie; toestand, fobisch; angststoornis, fobisch; neurose, fobisch; toestand, neurose; fobisch, toestand; fobie, toestand; fobisch, Fobische-angststoornis, niet gespecificeerd, fobie, Fobische-angststoornissen, Fobische stoornis, Fobische stoornissen, Fobieën |
| French | Trouble phobique, Phobie, non précisée, Anxiété phobique, Etat phobique, Phobies SAI, TROUBLE PHOBIQUE, Phobie, Phobies, Troubles phobiques |
| German | phobische Stoerung, phobische Stoerungen, Phobie, unspezifisch, Phobien NNB, phobischer Zustand, phobische Angst, PHOBISCHE STOERUNG, Phobische Stoerung, nicht naeher bezeichnet, Phobische Stoerungen, Phobie, Phobien, Phobische Störungen |
| Portuguese | Perturbação fóbica, Perturbações fóbicas, Estado fóbico, Fobias NE, Fobia NE, Ansiedade fóbica, FOBIA, Neurose Fóbica, Transtorno de Ansiedade Social, Fobia, Fobias, Transtornos Fóbicos |
| Spanish | Fobias NEOM, Trastorno fóbico, Ansiedad fóbica, Trastornos fóbicos, Fobia no especificada, Estado fóbico, FOBICO, TRASTORNO, Neurosis Fóbica, fobia no especificada, [X]trastornos fóbicos de ansiedad, neurosis fóbica, fobia no especificada (hallazgo), [X]trastornos fóbicos de ansiedad (trastorno), [X]trastorno fóbico de ansiedad, no especificado (trastorno), trastorno fóbico, SAI, trastorno fóbico, SAI (hallazgo), [X]trastorno fóbico de ansiedad, no especificado, fobia (hallazgo), fobia, trastorno fóbico (trastorno), trastorno fóbico, Fobia, Fobias, Trastornos Fóbicos |
| Japanese | 恐怖症ＮＯＳ, 恐怖症性不安, 恐怖症性障害, 恐怖状態, 恐怖症、詳細不明, ｷｮｳﾌｼｮｳ, ｷｮｳﾌｼｮｳｼｮｳｻｲﾌﾒｲ, ｷｮｳﾌｼｮｳｾｲﾌｱﾝ, ｷｮｳﾌｼﾞｮｳﾀｲ, ｷｮｳﾌｼｮｳNOS, ｷｮｳﾌｼｮｳｾｲｼｮｳｶﾞｲ, 恐怖症-社会, 密室恐怖, 密室恐怖症, 社会恐怖症, 密閉恐怖症, 密閉室恐怖, 独居恐怖症, 窓閉鎖恐怖症, 恐怖疾患, 恐怖症的神経症, 神経症-恐怖症的, 閉室恐怖, 閉所恐怖症, 恐怖神経症, 恐怖障害, 閉所恐怖, 密閉室恐怖症, 閉鎖恐怖症, 恐怖症, 畏閉恐怖症 |
| Swedish | Fobier |
| Finnish | Pelko-oireiset ahdistuneisuushäiriöt |
| Russian | FOBICHESKIE NEVROZY, KLAUSTROFOBIIA, NEVROZY NAVIAZCHIVOGO STRAKHA, FOBIIA SOTSIAL'NAIA, NAVIAZCHIVOGO STRAKHA NEVROZY, FOBII, DOMOFOBII, NEVROZY FOBICHESKIE, FOBIIA SHKOLY, ДОМОФОБИИ, КЛАУСТРОФОБИЯ, НАВЯЗЧИВОГО СТРАХА НЕВРОЗЫ, НЕВРОЗЫ НАВЯЗЧИВОГО СТРАХА, НЕВРОЗЫ ФОБИЧЕСКИЕ, ФОБИИ, ФОБИЧЕСКИЕ НЕВРОЗЫ, ФОБИЯ СОЦИАЛЬНАЯ, ФОБИЯ ШКОЛЫ |
| Czech | Fobie NOS, Fobická porucha, Fobické poruchy, Fobie, Fobie, blíže neurčená, Fobická úzkost, Fobický stav, fobie, fóbie, fobická neuróza |
| Korean | 공포 불안 장애, 상세불명의 공포 불안 장애 |
| Croatian | FOBIČNI POREMEĆAJI |
| Polish | Fobie, Klaustrofobia |
| Hungarian | Phobia, nem meghatározott, Phobiás állapot, Phobiás betegségek, Phobiás anxietas, Phobiák k.m.n., Phobia, Phobiás betegség |
| Norwegian | Fobiske angstlidelser, Fobiske angstforstyrrelser, Fobiske nevroser, Fobier |
