Phobias

Phobias

A phobia (from the Greek: φόβος,phóbos, meaning "fear" or "morbid fear") is defined as a persistent fear of an object or situation in which the sufferer commits to great lengths in avoiding despite the fear, typically disproportional to the actual danger posed, often being recognized as irrational.

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lipophobia

Psychiatry; Phobias

Lipophobia refers to avoidance of fats in food.

ailurophobia

Psychiatry; Phobias

Ailurophobia is a type of specific phobia - the persistent, irrational fear of cats.

turophobia

Psychiatry; Phobias

Turophobia is the fear of cheese. Sufferers may fear a specific type of cheese or fear cheese all together.

triskaidekaphobia

Psychiatry; Phobias

Triskaidekaphobia (from Greek tris meaning 'three,' kai meaning 'and,' deka meaning 'ten' and phobia meaning 'fear' or 'morbid fear') is fear of the number thirteen; it is a superstition and related ...

agraphobia

Psychiatry; Phobias

Agraphobia (also contreltophobia) is the abnormal fear of sexual abuse. The condition is common but not widely known.

algophobia

Psychiatry; Phobias

Algophobia is a phobia of pain - an abnormal and persistent fear of pain that is far more powerful than that of a normal person.

ipovlopsychophobia

Psychiatry; Phobias

Ipovlopsychophobia refers to a fear, aversion, or strong refusal to have one's photograph taken. Although an uncommon phobia, it has been noted within minor religions as an experience to which one ...