Anybody with a severe fear of a specific object,situation,or person should be diagnosed with
a phobia.

Question

Anybody with a severe fear of a specific object,situation,or person should be diagnosed with	
a phobia.

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Not everyone with a severe fear of a specific object, situation, or person meets the clinical criteria for a diagnosis of a phobia. Diagnosis requires that the fear or anxiety is excessive or unreasonable, persists for 6 months or more, causes significant distress or impairment in important areas of functioning, and is not better explained by another mental disorder.

Anybody with a Severe Fear of a Specific Object,situation,or Person