Question: Which example best illustrates a phobia? Travis, who is so afraid of social rejection, he avoids any social interactions. Shonda, who is so afraid of spiders that she doesn't like to go outside and especially refuses to go into the basement of her house alone. Carrie, who stays home out of fear of having panic attacks. Nate, who experiences recurrent nightmares of his tour in Iraq and battling the enemy while seeing women and children die. Need Assignment Help?