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How do you develop a phobia?

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There are at least three theories to explain the development of a phobia:

1. the psycho-analytic view postulates that internal conflict that is not expressed leads to the development of a phobia

2. social learning experts propose that fears and anxieties are learned within the context of the child's environment

3. other psychologists suggest that fears are related to maternal anxiety

4. several recent studies have suggested a genetic cause

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