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Results 1 - 7 of 7 for Phobia
  1. Phobia - simple/specific 
    A phobia is an ongoing intense fear or anxiety of a certain object, animal, activity, or setting that poses ... Specific phobias are a type of anxiety disorder in which a person may feel extremely anxious or has a ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000956.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Social anxiety disorder 
    ... affected equally with this disorder. People with social phobia are at high risk for alcohol or other ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000957.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Fears and phobias (image) 
    Common simple phobias are those involving animals or insects, a fear of high places, a fear of lightning, a fear of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9321.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Test Your Anxiety Knowledge 
    ... interfere with daily life, work, or relationships. Social phobia is just another term for shyness. The correct answer is false. People with social phobia have an intense fear of being judged. They ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/quiz/000917_12.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Selective mutism 
    ... mutism have some form of extreme social fear ( phobia ). Parents often think that the child is choosing ... involved. Certain medicines that treat anxiety and social phobia have been used safely and successfully.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001546.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Wilson disease 
    ... due to accumulation of fluid (ascites) Personality changes Phobias Slow movements Slow or decreased movement and expressions ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000785.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Generalized anxiety disorder in children 
    ... Marcdante KJ, Kliegman RM, Schuh AM. Anxiety and phobias. In: Marcdante KJ, Kliegman RM, Schuh AM, eds. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007687.htm - Medical Encyclopedia