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  2. Acrophobia - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Talk:Acrophobia - Wikipedia

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    Acrophobia is not just a fear of heights. It is an abnormal fear of heights that directly and negatively impacts areas in your life. Acrophobias can have strong urges to jump from where they stand. Some think, albeit illogically, it is the quickest way to escape the fear. Acrophobias can become paralyzed when experiencing an episode.

  4. List of phobias - Wikipedia

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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

  5. Phobia - Wikipedia

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    The UCS can originate from an aversive or traumatizing event in the person's life, such as almost falling from a great height. The original fear of nearly falling is associated with being high, leading to a fear of heights. In other words, the CS (heights) associated with the aversive UCS (almost falling) leads to the CR (fear). It is possible ...

  6. How Jumping to My (Thankfully Not) Death Taught Me to ... - AOL

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    Jumping out of a plane helped me more deeply understand all three of those goals. I speak professionally about eliminating distractions, regaining our focus, and creating possibilities.

  7. Fear of falling - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. This high school graduation video is making everyone cry

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    The video seamlessly cuts to kids jumping into the frame on the other side, now high school seniors clad in caps and gowns. View this post on Instagram. A post shared by Mr. Tausch ...

  9. Who exactly is Geronimo -- and why do we say his name ... - AOL

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    The night before the big jump, the soldiers went out on the town for drinks, a movie, and more drinks. The movie they most likely saw was Geronimo, a western film about the Apache Indian chief of ...