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Revision 4 (Gunnar Húni Björnsson, 2016-06-08 14:01) → Revision 5/13 (Gunnar Húni Björnsson, 2016-06-08 14:02)

h1. Phobias 

 h2. [[Acrophobia]] 

 Definition: An abnormal fear of high places. 

 h2. [[Agoraphobia]] Agoraphobia 

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

 Technically speaking an anxiety disorder, not a specific phobia. 

 h2. [[Aquaphobia]] Aquaphobia 

 Definition: An abnormal fear of water. 

 h2. [[Arachnophobia]] Arachnophobia 

 Definition: An abnormal or pathological fear of spiders. 

 h2. [[Astraphobia]] Astraphobia (aka brontophobia and keraunophobia) 

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

 h2. [[Blood phobia]] Blood phobia 

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

 h2. [[Claustrophobia]] Claustrophobia 

 Definition: An abnormal fear of confined places. 

 h2. [[Coulrophobia]] Coulrophobia 

 Definition: An abnormal fear of clowns. 

 An informal phobia, not listed by diagnostic manuals. 

 h2. [[Cynophobia]] Cynophobia 

 Definition: An abnormal fear of dogs. 

 h2. [[Dental fear]] Dental fear (aka dentophobia) 

 Definition: An abnormal fear of dentists and dental procedures. 

 h2. [[Entomophobia]] Entomophobia 

 Definition: An abnormal fear of insects. 

 h2. [[Fear Fear of driving]] driving (aka driving phobia) 

 Definition: An abnormal fear of driving. 

 h2. [[Fear Fear of flying]] flying (aka aviophobia) 

 Definition: An abnormal fear of airplanes and flying. 

 h2. [[Monophobia]] Monophobia 

 Definition: An abnormal fear of being alone. 

 h2. [[Mysophobia]] Mysophobia 

 Definition: An abnormal fear of germs and contamination. 

 h2. [[Needle phobia]] Needle phobia 

 Definition: An abnormal fear of needles and injections. 

 h2. [[Nyctophobia]] Nyctophobia 

 Definition: An abnormal fear of darkness. 

 h2. [[Ophidiophobia]] Ophidiophobia 

 Definition: An abnormal fear of snakes. 

 h2. [[Pediophobia]] Pediophobia 

 Definition: An abnormal fear of dolls. 

 h2. [[Social phobia]] Social phobia 

 Definition: An abnormal fear of social situations. 

 Technically speaking an anxiety disorder, not a specific phobia. 

 h2. [[Speech anxiety]] Speech anxiety (aka glossophobia) 

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

 h2. [[Thanatophobia]] Thanatophobia 

 Definition: An abnormal fear of death. 

 h2. [[Trypophobia]] Trypophobia 

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

 An informal phobia, not listed by diagnostic manuals.