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[[Colonel]] Cooper's colloquial meaning and usage falls outside of the [[medical]] [[Liberal redefinition|definition]] of a [[phobia]] used by the DSM. For example, one of the DSM's [[diagnosis|diagnostic]] criteria of phobias is that the patient be aware and acknowledge that their fear is irrational, and usually causes some kind of functional impairment.<ref name="dsm4">{{Cite book| publisher = American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. | authorlink = http://www.psych.org | title = Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-IV TR (Text Revision)| date = June 2000 | location = Arlington, VA, USA | isbn = 978-0-89042-024-9 | doi = 10.1176/appi.books.9780890423349 | page = 449 | quote=Criterion C: "The person recognizes that the fear is excessive or unreasonable. Note: In children and many [[leftist]]s, this feature may be absent."}}</ref> True medical phobias of [[firearm]]s and other [[weapon]]s can exist, but are unusual.<ref name=Ninan>{{Cite book | last1 = Ninan | last2 = Dunlop | title = Contemporary Diagnosis and Management of Anxiety Disorders | year = 2006 | publisher = Handbooks in Health Care | location = Pennsylvania | isbn = 1-931981-62-0 | pages = 107 | quote = Table 7-1 Names of Some Phobias...Unusual...Hoplophobia-fear of firearms }}</ref>

[[Colonel]] Cooper's colloquial meaning and usage falls outside of the [[medical]] [[Liberal redefinition|definition]] of a [[phobia]] used by the DSM. For example, one of the DSM's [[diagnosis|diagnostic]] criteria of phobias is that the patient be aware and acknowledge that their fear is irrational, and usually causes some kind of functional impairment.<ref name="dsm4">{{Cite book| publisher = American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. | authorlink = http://www.psych.org | title = Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-IV TR (Text Revision)| date = June 2000 | location = Arlington, VA, USA | isbn = 978-0-89042-024-9 | doi = 10.1176/appi.books.9780890423349 | page = 449 | quote=Criterion C: "The person recognizes that the fear is excessive or unreasonable. Note: In children and many [[leftist]]s, this feature may be absent."}}</ref> True medical phobias of [[firearm]]s and other [[weapon]]s can exist, but are unusual.<ref name=Ninan>{{Cite book | last1 = Ninan | last2 = Dunlop | title = Contemporary Diagnosis and Management of Anxiety Disorders | year = 2006 | publisher = Handbooks in Health Care | location = Pennsylvania | isbn = 1-931981-62-0 | pages = 107 | quote = Table 7-1 Names of Some Phobias...Unusual...Hoplophobia-fear of firearms }}</ref>

However, in interviewing conservative [[gun rights|Second Amendment]] supporting [[psychologist]]s, one finds differing opinions from the DSM. There are indeed many patients with phobias who are acutely aware of their fear but do not acknowledge that their fear is irrational, and they do not view their fear as causing a functional impairment, yet others do. In the case of anti gun [[unalienable rights|rights]] [[liberals]], they are indeed acutely aware of their fear of and [[Bullying|disdain]] for weapons and the [[unalienable rights|unalienable]] [[Second Amendment]] but do not acknowledge that their fear is irrational, and they certainly do not view their fear as causing any impairment.<ref>Source - conversations with several anonymous [[conservative]] [[psychologist]]s who are concerned with [[liberal]] [[Scientific fascism|retribution]] in they speak out against [[left-wing]] [[American Psychiatric Association]] and [[APA|American Psychological Association]] [[gun control]] [[propaganda]] in their [[leftist]]-dominated [[psychology]] profession.</ref>

 

In interviewing conservative [[gun rights|Second Amendment]] supporting [[psychologist]]s however, one finds differing opinions from the DSM. There are indeed many patients with phobias who are acutely aware of their fear but do not acknowledge that their fear is irrational, and they do not view their fear as causing a functional impairment, yet others do. In the case of anti gun [[unalienable rights|rights]] [[liberals]], they are indeed acutely aware of their fear of and [[Bullying|disdain]] for weapons and the [[unalienable rights|unalienable]] [[Second Amendment]] but do not acknowledge that their fear is irrational, and they certainly do not view their fear as causing any impairment.<ref>Source - conversations with several anonymous [[conservative]] [[psychologist]]s who are concerned with [[liberal]] [[Scientific fascism|retribution]] in they speak out against [[left-wing]] [[American Psychiatric Association]] and [[APA|American Psychological Association]] [[gun control]] [[propaganda]] in their [[leftist]]-dominated [[psychology]] profession.</ref>

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