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fear or reluctance of making or taking telephone calls Teratophobia fear of giving birth to a monster [38] or a disfigured foetus [39] Tetraphobia: fear of the number 4: Thalassophobia: fear of the sea, or fear of being in the ocean: Thanatophobia: fear of dying, a synonym of death anxiety; not to be confused with necrophobia: Thermophobia
If this fear is inherited, it is possible that people can get rid of it by frequent exposure of heights in habituation. In other words, acrophobia could be associated with a lack of exposure to heights in early life. [13] The degree of fear varies, and the term phobia is reserved for those at the extreme end of the spectrum. Researchers have ...
Mohawk ironworkers have worked for generations erecting New York City skyscrapers, [1] but the idea that all Mohawk people have an innate skill for doing so is a myth. [2] Unlike acrophobia, a natural fear of falling is normal. When one finds oneself in an exposed place at a great height, one normally feels one’s own posture as unstable.
The fear of falling encompasses the anxieties accompanying the sensation and the possibly dangerous effects of falling, as opposed to the heights themselves. Those who have little fear of falling may be said to have a head for heights. Basophobia is sometimes associated with astasia-abasia, the fear of walking/standing erect.
[1] [2] Specific phobias are further divided to include certain animals, natural environment, blood or injury, and particular situations. [1] The most common are fear of spiders, fear of snakes, and fear of heights. [10] Specific phobias may be caused by a negative experience with the object or situation in early childhood to early adulthood. [1]
Fear of roller coasters, also known as veloxrotaphobia, is the extreme fear of roller coasters.It can also be informally referred to as coaster-phobia. [1]Such a fear is thought to originate from one or more of three factors: childhood trauma, fear of heights, and parental fears that “rub off” on their children. [2]
[1] [2] [3] The term gephyrophobia comes from the Greek γέφυρα (gephura), meaning "bridge", [4] and φόβος (phobos), meaning "fear". [ 5 ] Some possible manifestations of gephyrophobia may be fear of driving off the bridge, fear of a gust of wind blowing one off the bridge, or fear that the bridge will collapse when crossing it (e.g ...
The user will then believe that the safety behaviors caused the emotional decrease and continue to use safety behaviors in future situations. [1] However, the decrease in anxiety and fear may be due to other factors such as time. [1] The decrease in anxiety and fear may also be due to the situation itself. [1]