The irrational fear is called a phobia; the experience or object that triggers a phobia could be called a phobic experience or object.
No, a personality disorder is not characterized by an exaggerated fear of a specific situation or object; that description aligns more closely with specific phobias or anxiety disorders. Personality disorders involve enduring patterns of behavior, cognition, and inner experience that deviate from cultural expectations, affecting various aspects of functioning. These patterns are typically inflexible and pervasive, leading to significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other areas of functioning.
An exaggerated or irrational fear of time
As its name suggests, a specific phobia is the fear of a particular situation or object
As its name suggests, a specific phobia is the fear of a particular situation or object
An exaggerated or irrational fear of baldness.
An exaggerated or irrational fear of marriage.
From Webster's dictonarypho·bianoun \ˈfō-bē-ə\ Definition of PHOBIA: an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation
Symmetrophobia: An exaggerated or irrational fear or dislike of symmetry
social embarrassment
Like all phobias, phobophobia is an exaggerated fear response. While in other phobias, the irrationally heightened response focuses on a specific object or situation, in phobophobia, the fear is of the fear response itself.
the fear of apples is called mackaphobia! i am pretty sure at least!
Traumatophobia is an exaggerated fear of having an injury. It is treated by a psychiatrist. A person could imagine they have an injury or fear they will be injured.