Phobias

Phobias

A phobia (from the Greek: φόβος,phóbos, meaning "fear" or "morbid fear") is defined as a persistent fear of an object or situation in which the sufferer commits to great lengths in avoiding despite the fear, typically disproportional to the actual danger posed, often being recognized as irrational.

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mysophobia

Psychiatry; Phobias

Mysophobia is a term used to describe a pathological fear of contamination and germs.

necrophobia

Psychiatry; Phobias

Necrophobia is the abnormal fear of dead things (e.g., corpses) as well as things associated with death (e.g., coffins, tombstones).

ephebiphobia

Psychiatry; Phobias

The fear and/or loathing of youth. These fears often lead to discrimination against youth in favor of adults, also known as adultism. The fear of youth is believed to have been in Westurn culture ...

automatonophobia

Psychiatry; Phobias

The fear of humanoid figures, such as ventriloquist dummies and wax statues. Although the cause of automatonophobia is currently unknown, some believe it stems from the fact that the inanimate ...

uranophobia

Psychiatry; Phobias

The fear of heaven or the sky. The cause of this phobia can be linked to external events, brain chemistry, and life experiences. It can also be related to the belief that one may be punished in the ...

pediophobia

Psychiatry; Phobias

A fear of dolls and a branch of automatonophobia, the fear of humanoid figures. There are many theories on how pediophobia is caused. Some of these include external events, heredity, and ...

Phobophobia

Psychiatry; Phobias

Believe it or not, fear of fear itself is a phobia. Phobophobia is defined as an abnormal fear of phobias or of developing one. The risk of acquiring phobophobia is greater to people already ...