There are three main categories that a phobia can fall into. The three categories are as follows. First, specific phobias, which are usually your phobias of something like spiders, clowns, or even something like your dentist. Specific phobias fall into the category of simple phobias. A simple phobia is something or someone that people have a disproportionate fear of. The next two categories of phobias are considered complex phobias. These phobias are interconnected with memory. They usually face a certain situation or circumstance. Social phobias which have now been reclassified as social anxiety disorder occur when a person finds attending a social event unbearable and difficult. For example, going to a wedding or party becomes extremely terrible. People who suffer from social phobia are mostly afraid of being humiliated in front of a large crowd. With social phobias, these people may have at one point been embarrassed in front of a large crowd and are afraid of this happening again. Experts have reported that during adolescence, if already developed, they will most likely isolate themselves until adulthood. During this time people suffering from social phobia may go into depression and will eventually change their entire lifestyle. The final category of phobia is agoraphobia. Those who suffer from agoraphobia are afraid of finding themselves in a situation from which they cannot escape. They fear that they are desperate or that they will not be saved from this particular situation. People may be afraid of getting on buses or entering large shopping malls. If the situation is serious enough, these people will isolate themselves inside their home where they feel safer. Just like social phobias, people who suffer from agoraphobia avoid the… middle of paper… rauma. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 69(11), 1136-1147. doi:10.1002/jclp.22041Tulbure, B., Szentagotai, A., Dobrean, A., & David, D. (2012). Evidence-based clinical assessment of social phobia in children and adolescents: a critical review of rating scales. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 43(5), 795-820. doi:10.1007/s10578-012-0297-yBurstein, M., Georgiades, K., He, J., Schmitz, A., Feig, E., Khazanov, G., & Merikangas, K. (2012). SPECIFIC PHOBIAS IN US ADOLESCENTS: PHENOMENOLOGY AND TYPOLOGY. Depression and Anxiety (1091-4269), 29(12), 1072-1082. doi:10.1002/da.22008Schutters, S. J., Dominguez, M. G., Knappe, S. S., Lieb, R. R., van Os, J. J., Schruers, K. J., & Wittchen, H. U. (2012). The association between social phobia, social anxiety cognitions, and paranoid symptoms. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 125(3), 213-227. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0447.2011.01787.x