The phrase "a general phobia" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a broad or non-specific fear that a person may have, rather than a fear of a specific object or situation.
Example: "She has a general phobia of heights, which makes it difficult for her to enjoy outdoor activities."
Alternatives: "a broad fear" or "a common phobia".
And the proliferation of the conspiracy has not only led to a general phobia in the region to vaccines, but has created a river of blood in Pakistan: Five polio workers were gunned down in mid-December, three more later in the week, seven were killed by the Taliban on New Years Day, two more were killed late in January by a roadside bomb.
The CIA conspiracy has not only led to a general phobia of vaccines in the region, but has created a river of blood in Pakistan: Five polio workers were gunned down in mid-December; three more later in the week; seven were killed by the Taliban on New Year's Day; two more were killed late in January by a roadside bomb.
On the other end of the extreme, a general phobia of AIDS was exacerbated by the news media who erroneously reported that AIDS could be contracted by household contact, without checking any facts in their stories, which prompted mass hysteria across the United States.
Another concerns Emma's fear of crème brûlée, which leads to a general and severe food phobia — who knows what's in the stuff people serve you, anyway?
Lindesay (1991) supported these findings, reporting that animals, heights and enclosed spaces were the most common fears, noting that these are similar to those identified in previous research among a general adult population as 'long-lived' phobias.
For example, a large percentage of variability in the types of mental illness characterized as "internalizing"—such as depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive neurosis, phobia, and hysteria can be explained by a general dimension of neuroticism.
Persons with spider phobia responded generally faster than both control groups, presumably due to a general "behavioral" hypervigilance in phobic persons.
Past and current anxiety disorders including panic disorder, agoraphobia, social phobia, specific phobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, generalised anxiety disorder (current only), anxiety disorders due to a general medical condition, substance induced anxiety disorder and anxiety disorders not otherwise specified were also assessed.
Moderator analyses were carried out separately for studies reporting rates for anxiety in general, specific phobia, social anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, separation anxiety disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, and panic disorder.
Considering the increase in the addition of e-mental health interventions to the treatment packages offered at psychiatric outpatient clinics, the findings of this study will provide valuable information on the additional value of online treatment of anxiety disorders in general and phobias in particular.
It's understandably difficult for phobia-free people to grasp the difference between a fear and a phobia.
