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  2. Fear of the dark - Wikipedia

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    Fear of the dark is a common fear or phobia among toddlers, children and, to a varying degree, adults. A fear of the dark does not always concern darkness itself; it can also be a fear of possible or imagined dangers concealed by darkness. Most toddlers and children outgrow it, but this fear persists for some with scotophobia and anxiety.

  3. List of phobias - Wikipedia

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    fear of darkness: Acousticophobia: fear of noise – a branch of phonophobia: Acrophobia: fear of heights Aerophobia: fear of aircraft or flying: Agoraphobia: fear of certain inescapable/unsafe situations Agyrophobia: fear of crossing streets Aichmophobia: fear of sharp or pointed objects such as needles, pins or knives: Ailurophobia: fear ...

  4. Oneirophobia - Wikipedia

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    Oneirophobia (from Greek όνειρο (oneiro), meaning "dream", and φόβος (), meaning "fear") is the fear of dreams.It is discussed in The Dream Frontier, a book by Mark Blechner, a neuro-psychoanalyst at the William Alanson White Institute.

  5. Phobia - Wikipedia

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    A phobia is an anxiety disorder, defined by an irrational, unrealistic, persistent and excessive fear of an object or situation. [7] [8] [9] [1] Phobias typically result in a rapid onset of fear and are usually present for more than six months. [1]

  6. Scopophobia - Wikipedia

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    Spotligectophobia, scopophobia, scoptophobia, or ophthalmophobia, is an anxiety disorder characterized by an excessive fear of being stared at in public or stared at by others. [1] Similar phobias include erythrophobia, the fear of blushing. Scopophobia is also commonly associated with schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders. Often ...

  7. Specific phobia - Wikipedia

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    Specific phobia is an anxiety disorder, characterized by an extreme, unreasonable, and irrational fear associated with a specific object, situation, or concept which poses little or no actual danger. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Specific phobia can lead to avoidance of the object or situation, persistence of the fear, and significant distress or problems ...

  8. Claustrophobia - Wikipedia

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    Claustrophobia is the fear of being closed into a small space. It is typically classified as an anxiety disorder and often results in a rather severe panic attack. It is also sometimes confused with Cleithrophobia (the fear of being trapped). [13] Diagnosis of claustrophobia usually transpires from a consultation about other anxiety-related ...

  9. Photophobia - Wikipedia

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    Photophobia is a medical symptom of abnormal intolerance to visual perception of light. [1] As a medical symptom, photophobia is not a morbid fear or phobia, but an experience of discomfort or pain to the eyes due to light exposure or by presence of actual physical sensitivity of the eyes, [2] though the term is sometimes additionally applied to abnormal or irrational fear of light, such as ...