Phobia is said to be an irrational fear which get activated in response to some anxiety provoking stimuli called as conditioned stimulus. For example, fear of closed places, dog, examination, cockroach, crowd, height and so on. When exposed to these fear provoking situations, the affected person show a phobic reaction.
When properly analyzed it can be established that the person is not fearfulof these anxiety provoking situations instead he is plagued by a kind of threatening superstitious thinking. The fear is activated by the rational and irrational possibilities of painful outcomes.
When properly analyzed it can be established that the person is not fearfulof these anxiety provoking situations instead he is plagued by a kind of threatening superstitious thinking. The fear is activated by the rational and irrational possibilities of painful outcomes.
