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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. ...
The 10 most common phobias According to the NIMH, the 10 most common phobias are: 1. Glossophobia -- the fear of public speaking. 2. Necrophobia -- the fear of death or dying. 3. Arachnophobia ...
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.
Anxiety disorder. Anxiety disorders are a group of mental disorders characterized by significant and uncontrollable feelings of anxiety and fear [ 2] such that a person's social, occupational, and personal functions are significantly impaired. [ 2] Anxiety may cause physical and cognitive symptoms, such as restlessness, irritability, easy ...
Phobias are irrational; they cannot be reasoned away. In the case of most phobias, a qualified councilor or trained psychologist is needed to help a child overcome their phobia. [3] Cognitive behavioural therapy is routinely used to treat phobias in the UK over several sessions. Research has shown that a single session of cognitive behavioural ...
List of cognitive biases. Cognitive biases are systematic patterns of deviation from norm and/or rationality in judgment. They are often studied in psychology, sociology and behavioral economics. [ 1] Although the reality of most of these biases is confirmed by reproducible research, [ 2][ 3] there are often controversies about how to classify ...