phobia

Phobia (neurosis (phobic)) is a neurosis with horror symptoms as its main clinical manifestation. Patients develop strong and unnecessary fears of certain subjects, with avoidance behavior. The object of fear may be single or multiple, such as animals, squares, closed rooms, ascents or social activities. The patient knew that his response was unreasonable, but it was difficult to control and repeated. Most of the cases occur in adolescence and old age, and more common in women. The prevalence of the general population reported in foreign countries is 77 ‰, and the average prevalence of surveys across China is about 2 ‰. phobia