Your friend's mother is afraid of squirrels. Although she knows squirrels are basically harmless, she cannot control her anxiety when she sees either a real squirrel or a picture of a squirrel. She never took your friend to the local park when he was a child because of the numerous squirrels. Your friend's mother has a

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The description matches a specific phobia, which is an intense, irrational fear of a specific object, situation, or activity. In this case, the fear is centered around squirrels, indicating a specific phobia rather than a generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, or conversion disorder.

Your Friend's Mother Is Afraid of Squirrels