Preferred Name

Phobia

Synonyms
Definitions

An anxiety disorder characterized by an intense, irrational fear of an object, activity, or situation. The individual seeks to avoid the object, activity, or situation. In adults, the individual recognizes that the fear is excessive or unreasonable.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C35420

ALT_DEFINITION

An extreme, irrational, fear of something that may cause a person to panic. Examples of common phobias include fear of spiders, flying in an airplane, elevators, heights, enclosed rooms, crowded public places, and embarrassing oneself in front of other people.

code

C35420

definition

An anxiety disorder characterized by an intense, irrational fear of an object, activity, or situation. The individual seeks to avoid the object, activity, or situation. In adults, the individual recognizes that the fear is excessive or unreasonable.

label

Phobia

Legacy Concept Name

Phobia

Preferred_Name

Phobia

prefixIRI

NCIT:C35420

prefLabel

Phobia

Semantic_Type

Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction

UMLS_CUI

C0349231

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C2878

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