Elsa is visiting a new friend. As soon as she walks in the door, her friend's cat begins rubbing her legs. Elsa immediately becomes fearful and tells her friend that she is "allergic"to cats, cannot stay, and will meet her at the movies. As Elsa drives to the movie, she chastises herself for lying to her friend and wonders why she is so afraid of "such a small, harmless little animal." Elsa has a:

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Elsa's intense fear and avoidance of cats, despite recognizing them as "small, harmless little animals," is indicative of a phobia, which is an excessive and irrational fear response to a specific object, situation, or activity.

Elsa Is Visiting a New Friend