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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chronophobia

Psychiatry; Phobias

Chronophobia is described by Pamela Lee as the fear of time. There are three categories of phobia including agoraphobia, social phobia, and specific phobias which includes spiders, snakes, dogs, ...

coprophobia

Psychiatry; Phobias

Coprophobia is an abnormal and persistent fear of feces (bowel waste). Sufferers of coprophobia experience anxiety even though they realize their fear is irrational. They go out of their way to avoid ...

dendrophobia

Psychiatry; Phobias

Dendrophobia, also known as Hylophobia, Xylophobia or Ylophobia, is a psychological disorder defined by an irrational fear of wood, forest or trees.

dentophobia

Psychiatry; Phobias

Dental fear refers to the fear of dentistry and of receiving dental care. A severe form of this fear (specific phobia) is variously called dental phobia, odontophobia, dentophobia, dentist phobia, or ...

descendophobia

Psychiatry; Phobias

Descendophobia (from Latin, which mean "go down") belongs to types of dizziness and space orientation disorders and is described as discomfort sensations while going down the hill or staircase, ...

dromophobia

Psychiatry; Phobias

Dromophobia, or Agyrophobia is a case of specific phobia, the irrational fear that crossing roads will cause bodily harm to oneself, even if no actual threat is posed. This phobia is considered ...

ebulliophobia

Psychiatry; Phobias

Ebulliophobia is the fear of bubbles. The type of bubble depends on the individual. Different forms of bubbles include but are nor limited to soap bubbles, children’s bubbles made with wands, boiling ...