Which term describes an excessive, irrational fear of heights?

Which term describes an excessive, irrational fear of heights?

• A. Acrophobia
• B. Agoraphobia
• C. Arachnophobia
• D. Ataque de nervios

Answer: (A)

Acrophobia is an excessive, irrational fear of heights, fitting the pattern of a specific phobia. This means the fear is out of proportion to the actual danger and leads to avoidance of high places or situations involving heights, often accompanied by anxiety symptoms like a racing heart, shortness of breath, trembling, or dizziness when heights are encountered. Other terms describe different fears or distress: agoraphobia is fear of being in places where escape might be hard or help unavailable, arachnophobia is fear of spiders, and ataque de nervios refers to a cultural syndrome involving intense emotional distress rather than a height-specific phobia.

Acrophobia is an excessive, irrational fear of heights, fitting the pattern of a specific phobia. This means the fear is out of proportion to the actual danger and leads to avoidance of high places or situations involving heights, often accompanied by anxiety symptoms like a racing heart, shortness of breath, trembling, or dizziness when heights are encountered. Other terms describe different fears or distress: agoraphobia is fear of being in places where escape might be hard or help unavailable, arachnophobia is fear of spiders, and ataque de nervios refers to a cultural syndrome involving intense emotional distress rather than a height-specific phobia.