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The English suffixes -phobia, -phobic, -phobe (from Greek φόβος phobos, "fear") occur in technical usage in psychiatry to construct words that describe irrational, abnormal, unwarranted, persistent, or disabling fear as a mental disorder (e.g. agoraphobia), in chemistry to describe chemical aversions (e.g. hydrophobic), in biology to describe organisms that dislike certain conditions (e.g ...
A phobia is an anxiety disorder, defined by an irrational, unrealistic, persistent and excessive fear of an object or situation. [ 7][ 8][ 9][ 1] Phobias typically result in a rapid onset of fear and are usually present for more than six months. [ 1] Those affected go to great lengths to avoid the situation or object, to a degree greater than ...
Pages in category "Phobias" The following 110 pages are in this category, out of 110 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Sexuality-related phobias refer to reactions ranging from antipathy to contempt, prejudice, aversion, irrational fear, and even hatred. Aphobia – Dislike or prejudice against asexuality or asexual people. Biphobia – Dislike or prejudice against bisexuality or bisexuals. Gayphobia – Dislike or prejudice against male homosexuals or gay men.
Making oneself bleed, a type of hematolagnia. [ 22] The image of oneself in the form of an infant. [ 19] The image of oneself in the form of a child. [ 23] The image of oneself in the form of a plush. [ 23] The image of oneself in the form of a vampire. [ 24][ 25][ 26] Involves ingesting or seeing one's own blood.
Beatlemania – English band the Beatles, 1960s. Dalekmania – Dalek characters from Doctor Who, c. 1965. Dianamania – Diana, Princess of Wales, 1980s and 1990s. Jacksonmania – Michael Jackson and The Jackson 5. Leo-mania – American actor Leonardo DiCaprio, late 1990s. Lisztomania – Hungarian composer Franz Liszt, 1840s.
Specific phobia is an anxiety disorder, characterized by an extreme, unreasonable, and irrational fear associated with a specific object, situation, or concept which poses little or no actual danger. [ 1][ 2] Specific phobia can lead to avoidance of the object or situation, persistence of the fear, and significant distress or problems ...
v. t. e. Fear is an intensely unpleasant primal emotion in response to perceiving or recognizing a danger or threat. Fear causes psychological changes that may produce behavioral reactions such as mounting an aggressive response or fleeing the threat. Fear in human beings may occur in response to a certain stimulus occurring in the present, or ...