Types Of Phobias-

Some examples of specific phobias include the fear of:

• Heights
• Specific animals, such as dogs, spiders or snakes
• Flying
• Receiving injections
• Flood

All the above phobias have specific terms to identify the cause of the phobia

Social Anxiety Disorder:

As the name suggests, people with social anxiety disorder fear social interactions and avoid situations that require social skills or performance situations. They often worry that their anxious behavior will have negative repercussions among their social contacts and cause them embarrassment. Thus people with this disorder avoid social situations. Social anxiety disorder can influence the way a person behaves in the workplace or with acquaintances.

Agoraphobia:

People affected by agoraphobia have an intense fear of the following situations:

• Being in open spaces
• Using public transportation
• Being in enclosed spaces
• Being outside the home alone
• Standing in or being in a crowd

People with agoraphobia are seen avoiding the above mentioned situations as they believe that leaving the situation might be difficult if they panic or show other embarrassing symptoms. Patients of severe agoraphobia, are seen becoming housebound due to the same reason.