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Blood-injection-injury phobias are also believed to be the most heritable among specific phobias. [10] The classical conditioning model of learning has also been used to suggest that a phobia will be learned when an event that causes a fear or anxiety reaction is paired with a neutral event. [5]
The word phobia may also refer to conditions other than true phobias. For example, the term hydrophobia is an old name for rabies, since an aversion to water is one of that disease's symptoms. A specific phobia to water is called aquaphobia instead. A hydrophobe is a chemical compound that repels water.
Anxiety may cause physical and cognitive symptoms, such as restlessness, irritability, easy fatigue, difficulty concentrating, increased heart rate, chest pain, abdominal pain, and a variety of other symptoms that may vary based on the individual. [2] In casual discourse, the words anxiety and fear are often used
Fear is the body’s natural response to something it picks up on as dangerous or threatening. It can help you avoid a situation or thing that could cause harm.
2. Acarophobia: fear of itching or of the insects that cause itching 3. Acerophobia: fear of sourness 4. Aeronausiphobia: fear of vomiting secondary to airsickness 5. Aerophobia: fear of aircraft ...
The fear, anxiety, or avoidance is not better explained by the symptoms of another mental disorder, such as panic disorder, body dysmorphic disorder, or autism spectrum disorder. If another medical condition (e.g., Parkinson disease, obesity, disfigurement from burns or injury) is present, the fear, anxiety, or avoidance is clearly unrelated or ...
Causes of BII phobia have yet to be fully understood. There is a body of evidence which suggests the phobia has genetic underpinnings, though many phobics also cite a traumatic life event as a cause of their fear. [1] The fainting response accompanying the phobia may have originated as an adaptive evolutionary mechanism. [8] [9]
Pages in category "Situational phobias" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Acrophobia;