Phobias » History » Revision 9
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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.