Phobias » History » Version 4
Gunnar Húni Björnsson, 2016-06-08 14:01
| 1 | 1 | Hannes Vilhjálmsson | h1. Phobias |
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| 3 | 4 | Gunnar Húni Björnsson | h2. [[Acrophobia]] |
| 4 | 1 | Hannes Vilhjálmsson | |
| 5 | 2 | Hannes Vilhjálmsson | Definition: An abnormal fear of high places. |
| 6 | 1 | Hannes Vilhjálmsson | |
| 7 | 3 | Gunnar Húni Björnsson | h2. Agoraphobia |
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| 9 | Definition: An abnormal fear of wide-open, crowded places. |
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| 11 | Technically speaking an anxiety disorder, not a specific phobia. |
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| 13 | h2. Aquaphobia |
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| 15 | Definition: An abnormal fear of water. |
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| 17 | 1 | Hannes Vilhjálmsson | h2. Arachnophobia |
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| 19 | 3 | Gunnar Húni Björnsson | Definition: An abnormal or pathological fear of spiders. |
| 20 | 1 | Hannes Vilhjálmsson | |
| 21 | 3 | Gunnar Húni Björnsson | h2. Astraphobia (aka brontophobia and keraunophobia) |
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| 23 | Definition: An abnormal fear of thunder and/or lightning. |
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| 25 | h2. Blood phobia |
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| 27 | Definition: An abnormal fear of seeing blood and/or bleeding. |
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| 29 | 1 | Hannes Vilhjálmsson | h2. Claustrophobia |
| 30 | 3 | Gunnar Húni Björnsson | |
| 31 | Definition: An abnormal fear of confined places. |
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| 33 | h2. Coulrophobia |
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| 35 | Definition: An abnormal fear of clowns. |
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| 37 | An informal phobia, not listed by diagnostic manuals. |
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| 39 | h2. Cynophobia |
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| 41 | Definition: An abnormal fear of dogs. |
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| 43 | h2. Dental fear (aka dentophobia) |
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| 45 | Definition: An abnormal fear of dentists and dental procedures. |
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| 47 | h2. Entomophobia |
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| 49 | Definition: An abnormal fear of insects. |
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| 51 | h2. Fear of driving (aka driving phobia) |
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| 53 | Definition: An abnormal fear of driving. |
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| 55 | h2. Fear of flying (aka aviophobia) |
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| 57 | Definition: An abnormal fear of airplanes and flying. |
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| 59 | h2. Monophobia |
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| 61 | Definition: An abnormal fear of being alone. |
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| 63 | h2. Mysophobia |
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| 65 | Definition: An abnormal fear of germs and contamination. |
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| 67 | h2. Needle phobia |
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| 69 | Definition: An abnormal fear of needles and injections. |
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| 71 | h2. Nyctophobia |
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| 73 | Definition: An abnormal fear of darkness. |
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| 75 | h2. Ophidiophobia |
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| 77 | Definition: An abnormal fear of snakes. |
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| 79 | h2. Pediophobia |
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| 81 | Definition: An abnormal fear of dolls. |
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| 83 | h2. Social phobia |
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| 85 | Definition: An abnormal fear of social situations. |
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| 87 | Technically speaking an anxiety disorder, not a specific phobia. |
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| 89 | h2. Speech anxiety (aka glossophobia) |
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| 91 | Definition: An abnormal fear of public speaking or even of speaking in general. |
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| 93 | h2. Thanatophobia |
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| 95 | Definition: An abnormal fear of death. |
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| 97 | h2. Trypophobia |
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| 99 | Definition: An abnormal fear of irregular patterns of small holes. |
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| 101 | An informal phobia, not listed by diagnostic manuals. |