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Gunnar Húni Björnsson, 2016-06-08 15:45

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h1. Phobias
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h2. [[Acrophobia]]
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Definition: An abnormal fear of high places.
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h2. [[Agoraphobia]]
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Definition: An abnormal fear of wide-open, crowded places.
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Technically speaking an anxiety disorder, not a specific phobia.
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h2. [[Aquaphobia]]
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Definition: An abnormal fear of water.
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h2. [[Arachnophobia]]
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Definition: An abnormal or pathological fear of spiders.
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h2. [[Astraphobia]] (aka brontophobia and keraunophobia)
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Definition: An abnormal fear of thunder and/or lightning.
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h2. [[Blood phobia]]
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Definition: An abnormal fear of seeing blood and/or bleeding.
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h2. [[Claustrophobia]]
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Definition: An abnormal fear of confined places.
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h2. [[Coulrophobia]]
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Definition: An abnormal fear of clowns.
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An informal phobia, not listed by diagnostic manuals.
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h2. [[Cynophobia]]
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Definition: An abnormal fear of dogs.
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h2. [[Dental fear]] (aka dentophobia)
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Definition: An abnormal fear of dentists and dental procedures.
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h2. [[Entomophobia]]
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Definition: An abnormal fear of insects.
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h2. [[Fear of driving]] (aka driving phobia)
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Definition: An abnormal fear of driving.
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h2. [[Fear of flying]] (aka aviophobia)
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Definition: An abnormal fear of airplanes and flying.
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h2. [[Monophobia]]
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Definition: An abnormal fear of being alone.
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h2. [[Mysophobia]]
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Definition: An abnormal fear of germs and contamination.
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h2. [[Needle phobia]]
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Definition: An abnormal fear of needles and injections.
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h2. [[Nyctophobia]]
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Definition: An abnormal fear of darkness.
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h2. [[Ophidiophobia]]
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Definition: An abnormal fear of snakes.
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h2. [[Pediophobia]]
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Definition: An abnormal fear of dolls.
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h2. [[Social phobia]]
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Definition: An abnormal fear of social situations.
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Technically speaking an anxiety disorder, not a specific phobia.
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h2. [[Speech anxiety]] (aka glossophobia)
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Definition: An abnormal fear of public speaking or even of speaking in general.
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h2. [[Thanatophobia]]
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Definition: An abnormal fear of death.
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h2. [[Trypophobia]]
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Definition: An abnormal fear of irregular patterns of small holes.
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An informal phobia, not listed by diagnostic manuals.