Which of the following is true regarding specific phobias?

A) Phobic individuals typically know that their fears are irrational.
B) The DSM-IV-TR lists every specific phobia by its Latin name
C) Although phobias themselves are not incapacitating, if left untreated they can lead to madness.
D) All of the above answers are correct.

DSM-IV-TR

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision; a manual published by the American Psychiatric Association that provides criteria for the diagnosis of mental disorders.

Specific Phobias

Intense, irrational fears of specific objects or situations, such as heights, spiders, or flying, that lead to avoidance behavior.

Latin Name

A formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin grammatical forms.