In counseling, a 15-year-old client reports that he has repeatedly had to leave his classroom because there was a spider near his desk. He knows that his fear of spider is "over the top," but he reports he cannot stay near one. When using the DSM-IV-TR, you would probably first consider:

A) ?agoraphobia.
B) ?a specific phobia.
C) ?an impulse control disorder.
D) ?a personality disorder.


A

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