Cynophobia
惧狗症
Cynophobia, or the fear of dogs, is often associated with specific personal experiences such as being bitten by a dog during childhood.
惧狗症，或是对狗有恐惧心理，一般是与特殊的个人经历有关，比如小时候被狗咬过。
Such events can be quite traumatic（精神创伤的） and can lead to fear responses that last well into adulthood.
这种情况很容易留下心理创伤，可能导致恐惧反应并且伴随患者进入成年阶段。
This particular phobia can be quite common.
惧狗症其实十分常见。
Some estimates suggest that as many as 36 percent of all individuals who seek treatment for a specific phobia have this severe fear of dogs.
调查表明，因患有某种恐惧症而求医的人中有高达36%是因为惧狗症。
This phobia is not just a normal apprehension（恐惧） of unfamiliar canines（犬科动物）;
这一恐惧症并不只是正常的对不熟悉的犬只的恐惧感；
it is an irrational（无端的） and excessive fear that can have a serious impact on a person's life and functioning.
这是一种无端且过度的恐惧，会对患者的生活和生理机能产生严重影响。
For example, a person with this phobia might feel unable to walk down a certain street because they know that there is a dog living in that neighborhood.
例如，惧狗症患者会不敢经过某些街道，因为他们知道那里住的邻居养了狗。
This avoidance can impact the individual's ability to function in their daily life
这一行为会影响患者日常的生理机能，
and make it difficult to get to work, school, or other events outside of the home.
并且使得上班上学或别的外出活动对他们而言变得困难。
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