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Psychiatry
The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental and emotional disorders.
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ergasiophobia
Psychiatry; Phobias
Ergasiophobia, also called Ergophobia, is an abnormal and persistent fear (or phobia) of work, finding work or functioning, ergophobia may also be a subset of either social phobia ...
frigophobia
Psychiatry; Phobias
Frigophobia is a phobia pertaining to the fear of becoming too cold. Sufferers of this problem bundle up in heavy clothes and blankets, regardless of the ambient air temperature. ...
gelotophobia
Psychiatry; Phobias
Gelotophobia is a term derived from two Greek terms, gelos meaning "laughter" and phobos meaning "fear", to describe people who have a fear of being laughed at. While most people ...
hypnophobia
Psychiatry; Phobias
Hypnophobia or somniphobia is an abnormal fear of sleep. It may result from a feeling of control loss, or from repeating nightmares. The prefix Hypno- originates from the Greek ...
ipovlopsychophobia
Psychiatry; Phobias
Ipovlopsychophobia refers to a fear, aversion, or strong refusal to have one's photograph taken. Although an uncommon phobia, it has been noted within minor religions as an ...
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