Anxiety Disorders Center:  Specific Phobias
 

Some common fears in Specific Phobia include:

• Blood, injections, or injuries
• Animals or insects
• Enclosed or confining spaces
• Flying or driving
• Heights
• Going to the dentist

Do you have a Specific Phobia?	Print this questionnaire
Do you have a serious and persistent fear of a specific object or situation (such as flying, heights, animals, receiving an injection, or seeing blood)?	YES	NO
Do you feel anxious almost every time you encounter this specific object or situation?	YES	NO
Is this fear excessive or unreasonable?	YES	NO
Do you go out of your way to avoid feared objects or situations?	YES	NO
If you cannot avoid a feared object or situation, do you feel intense anxiety or distress?	YES	NO
Does the fear of avoidance interfere significantly with your normal routine, occupational (academic) functioning, or social activities or relationships?	YES	NO
Do you feel very distressed about having this fear?	YES	NO

You might have a Specific Phobia if all of the following are true:

• You answered YES to items 1, 2, and 3
• You answered YES to at least one of items 4 and 5
• You answered YES to at least one of items 6 and 7

Note: This questionnaire is for informational purposes only and is not intended to function as a psychological or psychiatric assessment.  Diagnosis of psychiatric disorders requires a careful evaluation by a trained professional. Click here to learn how to get help for this condition at the Anxiety Disorders Center.

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