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#'''[[Brontophobia]]''' - Fear of [[thunderstorm]]s | #'''[[Brontophobia]]''' - Fear of [[thunderstorm]]s | ||
#'''[[Necrophobia]]''' - Fear of [[death]] or or dead things <ref>[http://www.phobia-fear-release.com/list-of-the-top-ten-phobias.html phobia-fear-release.com]</ref> | #'''[[Necrophobia]]''' - Fear of [[death]] or or dead things <ref>[http://www.phobia-fear-release.com/list-of-the-top-ten-phobias.html phobia-fear-release.com]</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 19:09, February 16, 2008
"According to the American Psychiatric Association, a phobia is an uncontrollable, irrational, and persistent fear of a specific object, situation, or activity." [1]
List of the top ten phobias:
- Arachnophobia - Fear of spiders
- Social Phobia - Fear of being evaluated negatively in social situations
- Aerophobia - Fear of flying
- Agoraphobia - Intense fear and avoidance of any place or situation where escape might be difficult or help unavailable in the event of developing sudden panic-like symptoms
- Claustrophobia - Fear of being trapped in small confined spaces
- Acrophobia - Fear of heights
- Emetophobia - Fear of vomit
- Carcinophobia - Fear of cancer
- Brontophobia - Fear of thunderstorms
- Necrophobia - Fear of death or or dead things [2]
See Also
References
- ↑ Phobias, Ohio State University Medical Center
- ↑ phobia-fear-release.com