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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 ...
A sexuality related phobia is a hatred, dislike of, or a negative attitude towards, a particular type of sexual behavior or people who are identified as or perceived to be members of that group. Sexuality-related phobias refer to reactions ranging from antipathy to contempt, prejudice, aversion, irrational fear, and even hatred.
Glossophobia or speech anxiety is the fear of public speaking. [1] The word glossophobia derives from the Greek γλῶσσα glossa (tongue) and φόβος phobos (fear or dread.) The causes of glossophobia are uncertain but explanations include communibiology and the illusion of transparency. Further explanations range from nervousness ...
Philophobia (fear) Philophobia (from Greek "φιλέω-φιλώ" (love) and "φοβία" (phobia)) is the fear of falling in love. [1][2][3] Not included in the DSM-5. [4] The risk is usually when a person has confronted any emotional turmoil relating to love but also can be a chronic phobia. [citation needed] This affects the quality of life ...
Elevator panel in a building in the United States, where floors proceed from 12 to 14. Triskaidekaphobia (/ ˌ t r ɪ s k aɪ ˌ d ɛ k ə ˈ f oʊ b i ə / ⓘ TRIS-kye-DEK-ə-FOH-bee-ə, / ˌ t r ɪ s k ə-/ TRIS-kə-; from Ancient Greek τρεισκαίδεκα (treiskaídeka) 'thirteen' and Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos) 'fear') [1] is fear or avoidance of the number 13.
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] Those affected go to great lengths to avoid the situation or object, to a degree greater than the ...
e. Fear of intimacy is generally a social phobia and anxiety disorder resulting in difficulty forming close relationships with another person. The term can also refer to a scale on a psychometric test, or a type of adult in attachment theory psychology. The fear of intimacy is the fear of being emotionally and/or physically close to another ...
Mysophobia, also known as verminophobia, germophobia, germaphobia, bacillophobia and bacteriophobia, is a pathological fear of contamination and germs. [1] It is classified as a type of specific phobia, meaning it is evaluated and diagnosed based on the experience of high levels of fear and anxiety beyond what is reasonable when exposed to or in anticipation of exposure to stimuli related to ...