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===Specific phobias===
{{Main|Specific phobias}}

The largest category of anxiety disorders is that of specific phobias, which includes all cases in which fear and anxiety are triggered by a specific stimulus or situation. Between 5% and 12% of the population worldwide has specific phobias.<ref name="Barker2003"/> According to the National Institute of Mental Health, a phobia is an intense fear of or aversion to specific objects or situations.<ref>{{cite web|title=NIMH » Anxiety Disorders|url=https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/anxiety-disorders/index.shtml|access-date=2020-11-16 | work = National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) | publisher = U.S. National Institutes of Health }}</ref> Individuals with a phobia typically anticipate terrifying consequences from encountering the object of their fear, which can be anything from an animal to a location to a bodily fluid to a particular situation. Common [[List of phobias|phobias]] are flying, blood, water, highway driving, and tunnels. When people are exposed to their phobia, they may experience trembling, shortness of breath, or rapid heartbeat.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mentalhealth.gov/what-to-look-for/anxiety-disorders/phobias/index.html|title=Phobias| work = U.S. Department of Health & Human Services|date=2017 |language=en-us|access-date=2017-12-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170513022004/https://www.mentalhealth.gov/what-to-look-for/anxiety-disorders/phobias/index.html|archive-date=13 May 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> People with specific phobias often go to extreme lengths to avoid encountering their phobia. People with specific phobias understand that their fear is not proportional to the actual potential danger, but they can still become overwhelmed by it.<ref>{{cite book | vauthors = Bremner A, Holt N, Passer M, Smith R, Sutherland E, Vliek M | title = Psychology: The Science of Mind and Behaviour. | location = Berkshire UK | publisher = McGraw-Hill | date = 2009 | isbn = 978-0-07-711836-5 }}</ref>