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Revision 2 (Hannes Vilhjálmsson, 2016-06-06 13:21) → Revision 3/13 (Gunnar Húni Björnsson, 2016-06-08 10:32)

h1. Phobias 

 h2. Acrophobia 

 Definition: An abnormal fear of high places. 

 h2. Agoraphobia 

 Definition: An abnormal fear of wide-open, crowded places. 

 Technically speaking an anxiety disorder, not a specific phobia. 

 h2. Aquaphobia 

 Definition: An abnormal fear of water. 

 h2. Arachnophobia 

 Definition: An abnormal or pathological fear of spiders. 

  

 h2. Astraphobia (aka brontophobia and keraunophobia) 

 Definition: An abnormal fear of thunder and/or lightning. 

 h2. Blood phobia 

 Definition: An abnormal fear of seeing blood and/or bleeding. 

 h2. Claustrophobia 

 Definition: An abnormal fear of confined places. 

 h2. Coulrophobia 

 Definition: An abnormal fear of clowns. 

 An informal phobia, not listed by diagnostic manuals. 

 h2. Cynophobia 

 Definition: An abnormal fear of dogs. 

 h2. Dental fear (aka dentophobia) 

 Definition: An abnormal fear of dentists and dental procedures. 

 h2. Entomophobia 

 Definition: An abnormal fear of insects. 

 h2. Fear of driving (aka driving phobia) 

 Definition: An abnormal fear of driving. 

 h2. Fear of flying (aka aviophobia) 

 Definition: An abnormal fear of airplanes and flying. 

 h2. Monophobia 

 Definition: An abnormal fear of being alone. 

 h2. Mysophobia 

 Definition: An abnormal fear of germs and contamination. 

 h2. Needle phobia 

 Definition: An abnormal fear of needles and injections. 

 h2. Nyctophobia 

 Definition: An abnormal fear of darkness. 

 h2. Ophidiophobia 

 Definition: An abnormal fear of snakes. 

 h2. Pediophobia 

 Definition: An abnormal fear of dolls. 

 h2. Social phobia 

 Definition: An abnormal fear of social situations. 

 Technically speaking an anxiety disorder, not a specific phobia. 

 h2. Speech anxiety (aka glossophobia) 

 Definition: An abnormal fear of public speaking or even of speaking in general. 

 h2. Thanatophobia 

 Definition: An abnormal fear of death. 

 h2. Trypophobia 

 Definition: An abnormal fear of irregular patterns of small holes. 

 An informal phobia, not listed by diagnostic manuals.