If a person's fear response to a specific situation or object is disproportionate to the actual threat posed by the stimulus, the individual is said to have a(n)

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A fear response that is disproportionate to the actual threat is a defining characteristic of a phobia. Compulsions involve repetitive behaviors or mental acts performed in response to an obsession or according to rigid rules, delusions are false beliefs that are firmly held despite evidence to the contrary, and aversions are strong dislike or avoidance of something.

If a Person's Fear Response to a Specific Situation or Object