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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 ...
Cynophobia [a] (from the Greek: κύων kýōn "dog" and φόβος phóbos "fear") is the fear of dogs and canines in general. Cynophobia is classified as a specific phobia , under the subtype " animal phobias ". [ 1 ]
4: Nicholas Ferrar, deacon and man of prayer (died 1637) 6: Nicholas of Myra, bishop and philanthropist (died 343) 7: Ambrose of Milan, bishop and teacher (died 397) 8: The Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary; 8: Richard Baxter, pastor and spiritual writer (died 1691) 13: Lucy, martyr and virgin (died 304)
He attested that he had been engaging in silent prayer as a vigil for his unborn son following an abortion procedure 22 years ago. The conviction was not related to Mr Smith-Connor’s thoughts ...
MindSpot’s remit is to improve access to mental health services, improve public awareness of how to access services and provide evidence-based treatments. [4]MindSpot offers two services – screening assessments and treatment courses – to help people learn about and manage stress, anxiety, low mood, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and chronic pain.
Alex Goldenberg, a senior adviser at the NCRI, called the online reaction a "turning point" and "a catalyst for the normalisation of political violence that was once confined to extremists on the ...
On Thursday, President Joe Biden signed an executive order designating Christmas Eve as a federal holiday for most employees.
Point Heathcote was the site of the Point Heathcote Mental Reception Home, later known as Heathcote Hospital, for the treatment of patients with mental illness. [4] The buildings were designed under the supervision of William Hardwick, who at the time was Principal Architect of the Public Works Department in Western Australia. [5]