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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
Ophidiophobia (/ ə ˌ f ɪ d i oʊ ˈ f oʊ b i ə /), or ophiophobia (/ ˌ oʊ f i oʊ ˈ f oʊ b i ə /), is fear of snakes. It is sometimes called by the more general term herpetophobia, fear of reptiles. The word comes from the Greek words "ophis" (ὄφις), snake, and "phobia" (φοβία) meaning fear. [1]
The term hippophobia is also derived from the Greek word phóbos with the prefix derived from the Greek word for horse, ἵππος (híppos). [1] [2] Sufferers of equinophobia may also fear other hoofed animals such as donkeys and mules. [3] An example of the phobia can be found in Freud's psychoanalytic study of Little Hans.
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]
For example, on a scale from 0 to 100, a patient may feel that looking at photos of dogs may cause a fear response of only 50; however, petting a dog's head may cause a fear response of 100. [29] With this list of situations from least to most fearful, the assistant helps the patient to identify common elements that contribute to the fear (i.e ...
The individual must feel this fear every time they are exposed to deep or open water; The individual either avoids the ocean or other open bodies of water or endure them with intense fear; The individual's fear of large bodies of water limits and interferes with their normal functioning; The individual's fear has been present for six months or ...
An illustration of two people being frightened by a cat, c. 1808 Ailurophobia (/ aɪ ˌ l ʊər ə ˈ f oʊ b i ə /) [1] is the persistent and excessive fear of cats. [2] Like other specific phobias, the exact cause of ailurophobia is unknown, and potential treatment generally involves therapy.
Neophobia is the fear of anything new, especially a persistent and abnormal fear. In its milder form, it can manifest as the unwillingness to try new things or break from routine. In the context of children the term is generally used to indicate a tendency to reject unknown or novel foods. [1]