Definition: 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.
Other names Phobic Neuroses; Phobias; Phobia, Social; Phobia, School; Neuroses, Phobic; Claustrophobia; Social Phobias; Social Phobia; School Phobias; School Phobia; Phobic Disorder; Phobias, Social; Phobias, School; Phobia; Disorders, Phobic; Disorder, Phobic; Claustrophobias