A phobia is an irrational extreme fear of a specific object or situation that causes panic symptoms like a racing heart. Between 8.7-18.1% of Americans suffer from phobias, with social phobia, agoraphobia, and specific phobias being most common. Phobias can be treated through self-help strategies, therapy, or meditation to help manage excessive fears.

7. A fear can be explained as a normal response to genuine
danger.
A phobia is an extreme or irrational
fear to specific thing or situation.

8. •Dread
•Panic
•Terror
•Dizziness
•Light-headed
•Difficulty Breathing
•Racing Heart Rate
•Sweating

9. An American study by the National
Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH)
found that between 8.7 percent and
18.1 percent of Americans suffer from
phobias.
A Swedish study found that
females have a higher
incidence than males (26.5
percent for females and 12.4
percent for males)

10. Social Phobia
• Fear of public speaking,
meeting new people, or other
social situation
Agoraphobia
• Fear of being outside
Specific Phobias
• Fear of particular items or
situations

14. Fear of Ghosts

15. Fear of darkness

16. Fear of Thunder

17. Fear
of

19. Fear of lizards.

20. Fear of Snails!

21. Fear of spiders.

22. Fear of cockroaches.

25. Fear of vomiting.

26. Fear of laughing

27. Fear of Clowns.

29. Fear of Dolls.

31. Fear of getting holes on skin.

34. Fear of having Phobia!!!

35. SELF-HELP STRATEGIES.
THERAPY.
MEDITAION.