Editing Phobia (section)

=== DSM-5 ===
Most phobias are classified into 3 categories. According to the ''Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition'' ([[DSM-5]]), such phobias are considered subtypes of anxiety disorder. The categories are:

# [[Specific phobia]]s: Fear of particular objects or situations that results in anxiety and avoidance. May lead to panic attacks if exposed to feared stimulus or in anticipation of encounter. A specific phobia may be further subdivided into five categories: animal, natural environment, situational, blood-injection-injury, and other.<ref name="DSM5" /><ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = LeBeau RT, Glenn D, Liao B, Wittchen HU, Beesdo-Baum K, Ollendick T, Craske MG | title = Specific phobia: a review of DSM-IV specific phobia and preliminary recommendations for DSM-5 | journal = Depression and Anxiety | volume = 27 | issue = 2 | pages = 148–167 | date = February 2010 | pmid = 20099272 | doi = 10.1002/da.20655 | s2cid = 16835235 | citeseerx = 10.1.1.590.6020 }}</ref>
# [[Agoraphobia]]: a generalized fear of leaving home or a small familiar 'safe' area and of possible [[panic attack]]s that might follow. Various specific phobias may also cause it, such as fear of open spaces, social embarrassment (social agoraphobia), fear of contamination ([[fear of germs]], possibly complicated by [[obsessive–compulsive disorder]]) or [[PTSD]] ([[post-traumatic stress disorder]]) related to a trauma that occurred outdoors.<ref name="DSM5" />
# [[Social anxiety disorder]] (SAD), also known as social phobia, is when the situation is feared out of a worrying about others judging them. Performance only is a subtype of social anxiety disorder<ref name=DSM5/>

Phobias vary in severity among individuals. Some individuals can avoid the subject and experience relatively mild anxiety over that fear. Others experience full-fledged panic attacks with all the associated impairing symptoms. Most individuals understand that their fear is irrational but cannot override their panic response. These individuals often report dizziness, loss of bladder or bowel control, [[tachypnea]], feelings of pain, and shortness of breath.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Diseases of the Human Body|url=https://archive.org/details/diseaseshumanbod00tamp|url-access=limited| vauthors = Tamparo C, Lewis M |publisher=F.A. Davis Company|year=2011|isbn=9780803625051|location=Philadelphia, PA|pages=[https://archive.org/details/diseaseshumanbod00tamp/page/n180 153]}}</ref>