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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 ...
Self-induced asphyxiation, sometimes to the point of near unconsciousness. [ 20] Sexual arousal of a male in response to the image of himself as female. [ 21] 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.
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Cynophobia. Cynophobia[ a] (from the Greek: κύων kýōn "dog" and φόβος phóbos "fear") is the fear of dogs and canines in general. Cynophobia is classified as a specific phobia, under the subtype "animal phobias". [ 1] According to Timothy O. Rentz of the Laboratory for the Study of Anxiety Disorders at the University of Texas, animal ...
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 ...
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.
Ailurophobia. Ailurophobia ( / aɪˌlʊərəˈfoʊbiə /) [ 1] is the persistent and excessive fear of cats. [ 2] Like other specific phobias, the exact cause of ailurophobia is unknown, and potential treatment generally involves therapy. [ 3][ 4] The name comes from the Greek words αἴλουρος ( ailouros ), 'cat', and φόβος ...
Fear of frogs. Fear of frogs and toads is both a specific phobia, known simply as frog phobia or ranidaphobia (from Ranidae, the most widespread family of frogs), and a superstition common to the folkways of many cultures. Psychiatric speciality literature uses the simple term "fear of frogs" rather than any specialized term. [ 1]