ies show that in addition to
             exaggerating the dangers of their fears, phobia sufferers also have a
             limited recognition of their excessive concerns. Using questionnaires,
             surveys and interviews, researchers like Last and Blanchard (1982) and
             McNally and Steketee (1985) showed that phobics had distorted perceptions
             of danger, even when they were away from their fear stimulus. However,
             most of these studies only examined phobia sufferers, without comparison to
             Further studies into this issue are vital, because an understanding of
             how phobics perceive dangers is important in order to help sufferers
             recognize and rein in their fears. It is also vital to see if phobics
             really do engage in catastrophic thinking as they anticipate danger.
             Finally, it is also important to conduct quantitative studies to test these
             competing theories regarding whether or by how much phobia sufferers
             Towards this, Menzies and Clarke conducted their own study to
             investigate the different perceptions of danger shown by phobics and non-
             phobics regarding heights. The addition of the control gr
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