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Gephyrophobia is the anxiety disorder or specific phobia characterized by the fear of bridges and tunnels, especially those that are older.As a result, sufferers of gephyrophobia may avoid routes that will take them over bridges, or if they are a passenger, will act very apprehensively when passing over a bridge.
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Gephyrophobia: fear of bridges: Genophobia, coitophobia: fear of sexual intercourse: Genuphobia: fear of knees or the act of kneeling Gerascophobia: fear of growing old or aging: Gerontophobia: fear of growing old, or a hatred or fear of the elderly Globophobia: fear of balloons: Glossophobia: fear of speaking in public or of trying to speak ...
Treatment Systematic desensitisation, exposure therapy, counselling, cognitive behavioural therapy, medication Thalassophobia (from Ancient Greek θάλασσα ( thálassa ) 'sea' and φόβος ( phóbos ) 'fear') [ 1 ] is the persistent and intense fear of deep bodies of water , such as the ocean , seas , or lakes .
The Seattle Weekly specifically cited the fear of youth as the driving factor behind Seattle, Washington's now-defunct Teen Dance Ordinance. [20] The government of Prime Minister Tony Blair introduced the Anti-Social Behaviour Order in 1998, which has also been attributed directly to a fear of youth.