Question

Mrs. Worden has an unusual fear of buttons. Every time she spots a loose button on the floor of her laundry room, she becomes extremely anxious and feels sick. In order to minimize her discomfort, Mrs. Worden only wears clothes that are button-free. If she sought help for her problem, what would Mrs. Worden's diagnosis probably be?

Answer 1

Specific phobia

Step-by-step explanation:

Formerly called simple phobia, specific phobia is persistent and recurrent fear of a particular object or circumstance that triggers a strong anxiety reaction whenever presented to the phobic patient, Similar to what Mrs Worden feels about buttons.

Phobias, in general, are characterized by the absence of reason to arouse the verified fear, or for being the exaggerated fear before the phobic object. People with specific phobia do not have a history of trauma, injury or threat from exposure to the most common objects of specific phobia. If this happened, it would be necessary to differentiate specific phobia from post-traumatic stress. Most of the time people with a specific phobia are not affected in their routine because the phobic object is not part of it. When it is part, treatment is indicated.