In the classical sense, a phobia can be defined as intense anxiety and fear that occurs when confronted with certain situations or objects that usually do not create an objective threat that causes fear. Ingeneral, people are aware that their reaction to a phobic situation or object is exaggerated, but they find it difficult to control it. Through avoidance behaviour, they try to reduce the likelihood of encountering that situation or object. Many different specific phobias are mentioned in the literature. Zoophobia: fear of animals, agoraphobia: fear of open spaces, claustrophobia: fear of enclosed spaces, mysophobia: fear of dirt, coprophobia: fear of faeces, xenophobia: fear of strangers, pyrophobia: fear of fire, etc. The list is endless, but one of the important points here is the absence of a general deterioration in psychosocial functionality, with the exception of the behaviour of people avoiding phobic situations and the alarming reaction they give when faced with this situation. The goal of treatment is to reduce avoidance behaviour and improve the underlying feelings, thoughts, or beliefs causing the phobia by bringing them to the surface. While psychopharmacology may benefit symptoms, the primary treatment is dynamically oriented psychotherapy or cognitive behavioural
therapy.