A phobia is an irrational fear of a subject, activity or situation.

Examples of phobias include:

• Social phobia:
• Fear of a personal interaction that might result in embarrassment
• Agoraphobia:
• Fear of being alone in public places
• Claustrophobia:
• Fear of closed spaces
• Acrophobia:
• Fear of heights
• Xenophobia:
• Fear of foreigners

Additional phobias include fear of:

• Water
• Storms
• Needles
• Injury
• Planes
• Elevators

Panic attacks may accompany a phobia.