National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Specific Phobia

Synonyms

Specific Phobia

Definitions

An anxiety disorder characterized by an intense, irrational fear cued by the presence or anticipation of a specific object or situation. Exposure to the phobic stimulus immediately provokes an anxiety response. In adults, the specific phobia is recognized as excessive or unreasonable.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C35284

code

C35284

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C90259

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C97150

Contributing_Source

NICHD

DEFINITION

An anxiety disorder characterized by an intense, irrational fear cued by the presence or anticipation of a specific object or situation. Exposure to the phobic stimulus immediately provokes an anxiety response. In adults, the specific phobia is recognized as excessive or unreasonable.

FULL_SYN

Specific Phobia

label

Specific Phobia

Legacy Concept Name

Specific_Phobia

Preferred_Name

Specific Phobia

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C35284

Semantic_Type

Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction

UMLS_CUI

C0236801

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C35420

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