This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Anxiety disorders stress disorders and grief, Subject name: Psychiatry
Most common phobia is 
Select and explain. 
A. Acrophobia, B. Thanatophobia, C. Photophobia, D. Agoraphobia
D: Agoraphobia
Answer: D: Agoraphobia 
Explanation: The phobia is defined as an irrational fear of a specific object, situation or activity, often leading to persistent avoidance of the feared object, situation or activity Types- agoraphobia, social phobia and specific phobia Agoraphobia is an example of irrational fear of situations. It is the commonest type of phobia encountered in clinical practice (Ref: A sho textbook of psychiatry, Niraj Ahuja,7th edition, pg no 92)