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  2. Fear of negative evaluation - Wikipedia

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    Fear of negative evaluation (FNE), or fear of failure, [1] also known as atychiphobia, [2] is a psychological construct reflecting "apprehension about others' evaluations, distress over negative evaluations by others, and the expectation that others would evaluate one negatively".

  3. List of phobias - Wikipedia

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    The English suffixes -phobia, -phobic, -phobe (from Greek φόβος phobos, "fear") occur in technical usage in psychiatry to construct words that describe irrational, abnormal, unwarranted, persistent, or disabling fear as a mental disorder (e.g. agoraphobia), in chemistry to describe chemical aversions (e.g. hydrophobic), in biology to describe organisms that dislike certain conditions (e.g ...

  4. Test anxiety - Wikipedia

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    Research shows that parental pressure is associated with greater worry, test irrelevant thoughts, and stronger bodily symptoms relating to anxiety during a test. [21] Other causes of test anxiety may include fear of failure, procrastination, and previous poor test performance. [27]

  5. Self-esteem - Wikipedia

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    People with strong self-esteem have a positive self-image and enough strength so that anti-feats do not subdue their self-esteem. They have less fear of failure. These individuals appear humble, cheerful, and this shows a certain strength not to boast about feats and not to be afraid of anti-feats.

  6. Self-handicapping - Wikipedia

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    For example, fear of failure, a heightened sensitivity to shame and embarrassment upon failure, [17] motivates self-handicapping behavior. [ 18 ] [ 19 ] [ 20 ] Students who fear failure are more likely to adopt performance goals in the classroom or goals focused on the demonstration of competence or avoidance of demonstrating incompetence ...

  7. Panic - Wikipedia

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    The word "panic" derives from antiquity and is a tribute to the ancient god Pan. One of the many gods in the mythology of ancient Greece, Pan was the god of shepherds and of woods and pastures. The Greeks believed that he often wandered peacefully through the woods, playing a pipe, but when accidentally awakened from his noontime nap he could ...

  8. Kiasu - Wikipedia

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    The word reflects a Singaporean mindset and has become ingrained in Singapore’s national culture. [6] Kiasu is also similar in etymology to another Singlish term: kiasi which literally translates to “fear of death”. [7] Both terms are used to describe similar attitudes, but have almost opposite uses.

  9. Anticipatory anxiety - Wikipedia

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    People who often suffer from panic attacks can grow to fear their onset and the repercussions that accompany them. [4] [5] [6] This is then an anticipatory anxiety, as something that is anticipated for the future causes anxiety in an individual. It can come out stronger in a situation where a stress-causing event cannot be predicted. [7] [8]