Read the passage and answer the following question:
Raunak always used to dislike and be afraid of reptiles. Once he was trying to wear his shoes when a lizard jumped out of it. Since then he started getting scared of lizards all the more. He could not control his fear when he saw a snake in his garden. His heart started pounding, he was sweating badly, he even fainted once when someone told him that there is a lizard under his chair. The very thought of any of these reptiles generates in him an extreme level of fear. His mother took him to a doctor, who suggested that Raunak should meet a psychotherapist.
Match List I with List II
| LIST I | LIST II | ||
| A. | Specific Phobia | I. | Extreme anxiety about separation from attachment figure. |
| B. | Agoraphobia | II. | Raunak's extreme fear of reptiles. |
| C. | Social anxiety disorder | III. | Fear of entering unfamiliar situations. |
| D. | Separation anxiety disorder | IV. | Intense and incapacitating fear and embarrassment when dealing with others. |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I
(A) Specific Phobia — this matches (II) Raunak’s extreme fear of reptiles. Specific phobias include irrational fears such as an intense fear of a certain type of animal, or of being in an enclosed space.
(B) Agoraphobia — this matches (III) Fear of entering unfamiliar situations. Many people with agoraphobia are afraid of leaving their home, so their normal life activities are severely limited.
(C) Social anxiety disorder — this matches (IV) Intense and incapacitating fear and embarrassment when dealing with others. It is also called social phobia; the fear is of other people and of being embarrassed before them.
(D) Separation anxiety disorder — this matches (I) Extreme anxiety about separation from attachment figure. Individuals with SAD are fearful and anxious about separation from attachment figures to an extent that is not appropriate for their stage of development; children with SAD cling to their parents’ every move.
NCERT (2025-26): “Anxiety Disorders … Phobias can be grouped into three main types, i.e. specific phobias, social phobias, and agoraphobia. Specific phobias are the most commonly occurring type of phobia. This group includes irrational fears such as intense fear of a certain type of animal, or of being in an enclosed space. Intense and incapacitating fear and embarrassment when dealing with others characterises social anxiety disorder (social phobia). Agoraphobia is the term used when people develop a fear of entering unfamiliar situations. Many people with agoraphobia are afraid of leaving their home. So their ability to carry out normal life activities is severely limited. Separation anxiety disorder (SAD) is another type of anxiety disorder. Individuals with separation anxiety disorder are fearful and anxious about separation from attachment figures to an extent that is developmentally not appropriate.…” |