Question

Gary, a 35-year-old, is a certified mountaineer from chicago. however, he is terrified of lizards. he cannot even enter a room he thinks has a lizard in it. gary is most likely suffering from?

Answer 1

Since Gary is scared of lizards, he must be suffering from Herpetophobia.

A phobia is an uncontrollable, irrational, and lasting fear of a certain thing. It is a sort of an anxiety disorder. And when this irrational fear is associated with reptiles i.e. snakes and lizards or even turtles, alligators, and crocodiles it refers to Herpetophobia. Thus, herpetophobia is a specific phobia. According to  National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), approximately 12.5 percent of adults in the United States will experience a specific phobia at some point in time. This fear can come from a bad experience or knowledge about the creature or genetically possible.

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