Sentence examples for a certain phobia from inspiring English sources

While a certain phobia -- like flying or great heights -- can often be at the core of the condition, there's also a genetic basis to anxiety disorders, he says.

Though we have a certain phobia of driving over bridges (between the height and the claustrophobia, it's just not our favorite thing), we still adore them and think they're beautiful creations.

In this context, elevated disgust proneness might represent a vulnerability factor in children for the acquisition of certain phobias.

Those with certain phobias, including ones which make it hard for them to leave their homes, or with body image issues, are also more likely than most to find an online service useful.

One drug called D-cycloserine, which helps new memories form, is being tested in clinical trials in people with certain phobias.

There's a certain fatality to having emetophobia rather than, say, a peach phobia.

An important exercise to do before we appropriate a certain culture is to take the time to ask ourselves questions like: what are our phobias?

You might need specialized treatment for a phobia rather than just being treated for another type of anxiety disorder, since you may have feelings of extreme stress from just thinking about being at a certain height.

It's understandably difficult for phobia-free people to grasp the difference between a fear and a phobia.

Dr. Thomas Ollendick, one of the investigators and a professor of psychology at Virginia Tech, said the "notion is that a phobia persists because a person has certain catastrophic thoughts about what will happen".

A phobia suggests a prejudice, an irrational fear or hatred.