Fear & Phobia

Social phobia is associated with great fear of social situations, usually due to fear of embarrassment or ridicule. Children often react to social situations with withdrawal, anger, or crying; older children and adolescents often avoid social situations completely as best they can.

This disorder is characterized in childhood by various diffuse worries and anxieties, concentration problems, restlessness, sleep disturbances, malaise, abdominal pain and tension, etc.

Phobias are strong fears of specific situations, e.g., darkness or doctor's visits, or objects, e.g., spiders, other animals, needles, blood, etc., that exceed a normal level of fear and are excessively present in everyday life.

Panic attacks can manifest in isolation in the form of panic disorder, in which they usually occur regularly, unpredictably, and for no apparent reason. They can also occur in conjunction with other anxiety disorders and mental illnesses.

This disorder is characterized by fear of situations in which there is no possibility of escape or in which those affected feel "trapped". This can manifest itself, for example, in fear of closed rooms, people or panic when riding the bus or train.

This usually manifests itself in the form of extreme fear of separation from parents or caregivers and strong emotional reactions to separation and being alone, accompanied by crying, screaming, stomach aches and problems falling asleep alone.