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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Autophobia

Psychiatry; Phobias

Autophobia, is the specific phobia of isolation; a morbid fear of being egotistical, or a dread of being alone or isolated. Sufferers need not be physically alone, but believe that they are being ...

Olfactophobia

Psychiatry; Phobias

Olfactophobia, also known as Osmophobia refers to a fear, aversion, or psychological hypersensitivity to odors. The phobia generally occurs in chronic migraine sufferers who may have odour triggered ...

Ophthalmophobia

Psychiatry; Phobias

Ophthalmophobia, also known as scopophobia or scoptophobia is an anxiety disorder characterised by a morbid fear of being seen or stared at by others.

Frigophobia

Psychiatry; Phobias

Frigophobia is a phobia pertaining to the fear of becoming too cold. Sufferers of this problem bundle up in heavy clothes and blankets, regardless of the ambient air temperature. This disorder has ...

Gelotophobia

Psychiatry; Phobias

Gelotophobia is a term derived from two Greek terms, gelos meaning "laughter" and phobos meaning "fear", to describe people who have a fear of being laughed at. While most people do not like being ...

Ergasiophobia

Psychiatry; Phobias

Ergasiophobia, also called Ergophobia, is an abnormal and persistent fear (or phobia) of work, finding work or functioning, ergophobia may also be a subset of either social phobia or performance ...

Sociophobia

Psychiatry; Phobias

Social anxiety is anxiety (emotional discomfort, fear, apprehension, or worry) about social situations, interactions with others, and being evaluated or scrutinised by other people. The difference ...