Funny Phobias.
Most of the people in the world have a fear of one kind or another. While most .
people suffer from pathophobia (fear of disease), monophobia (fear of being alone), .
glossophobia (fear of public speaking), algophobia (fear of pain), taphephobia (fear of .
being buried alive), and many more, there are also some less popular phobias. At the end .
of this essay, I have compiled a list of the phobias that I find amusing.
There are many people in the world that suffer from polyphobia, which simply .
means to have more than one fear. Not so common, people may suffer from antinomial .
phobias. For example, there are some people that live with vestiophobia (fear of clothes) .
and gymnophobia (fear of nudity). Another example is people with achluophobia (fear of .
darkness) and photophobia (fear of light).
Watch out guys, within the next seven years, you will probably get married and .
you will suffer from pentheraphobia, which is one of the scariest phobias in existence, the .
fear of your mother-in-law!.
Not all phobias have been in existence for thousands of years. I'm sure that .
brontophobia (fear of thunder and lightning), febriphobia (fear of fever), and .
ophidiophobia (fear of snakes) have existed since the Black Ages. Some of the phobias .
that have formed in the last two centuries would be electrophobia (fear of electricity), .
motorphobia (fear of automobiles), and aviophobia (fear of flying). In 1945, a brand new .
phobia was quickly created and escalated drastically in the 1950's. It is called .
nucleomituphobia, which is the fear or nuclear weapons. But that's not the newest phobia .
in existence as of today. This threat is called cyberphobia (fear of computers). In mild .
cases, people may be afraid to use a computer or an ATM. In today's society, technology .
is deeply integrated. Computers are used in calculators, cars, microwaves, power tools, .
Phobias In "Phobia," Microsoft Encarta Online Encyclopedia 2004, A phobia is an intense and persistent fear of a specific object, situation, or an activity. ... There are many common symptoms of a phobia. ... Phobias also commonly can be passed on from other members in a family if there is a history of a certain phobia in the family. There are three different categories of phobias. ... The third category of phobias is social phobias. ...
How does the body react to these phobias? ... {1} Phobias are a branch of sudden panic disorders. ... Phobia comes from the Greek word phobos, meaning fearing. ... Well-established phobias can last a lifetime, which is why it is so hard to overcome a phobia. ... Now, phobias have been shown to be learned and taught. {3} It is interesting to mention some facts about phobias. ...
The phobia suffers the most acute fright. ... Phobia is a learned response; we are not born with it. ... Phobias can be classified into three major groupings. ... In addition to specific phobias, there is a second clustering called social phobia. ... The final type of phobia is agoraphobia. ...
--Greeks first used the word Phobia in 1801. ... --A phobia refers to a specific kind of fear. ... Well, there are three main causes of phobias. ... ****OK, So far we have seen what a phobia is, what causes it and how it is broken down, But how can you get rid of a phobia? ... **Hypnosis is a second treatment of phobias. ...
We may start by saying that phobias are the product of a subconscious fear, that is produced by critical event in a person's life. ... Therefore we invite you into the secret world of our own secret fears, the world of phobias. Chapter #1 General Definition 1.1 What is a phobia? ... An extreme answer before an element that generates phobia can be a panic attack. ... The person affected by this phobia type feels the imperious necessity to escape. ...
Phobias A phobia is when someone has an irrational fear of an object such as fear of heights, fear of snakes, and other things. The name phobia is derived from Phobos, who is the Greek god of fear and most phobias have a Greek name. ... There are some striking statistics regarding phobias. ... Specific phobias occur in people of all ages. ... Freud was not the only person to study phobias, others believed that phobias, like other behaviors, are learned. ...
Phobias Phobias are a very common disorder in the United States these days. ... There are three kinds of phobias: simple phobia, social phobia, and panic attacks. ... It is a category for any phobias other than agoraphobia and social phobia. ... What causes phobias? ... Frightening experiences set the stage for phobias, yet not all phobias recall the experience producing the phobia. ...
What is a Phobia? A phobia is a senseless, abnormal, specific fear. ... Phobias may be so compelling as to force a person to alter his/her way of life in order to avoid circumstances that trigger the phobia. ... Phobia sufferers can be of any age but it is believed that a phobia is only properly determined when a child is above the ages of five or six. Phobias make people behave in an irrational way. ...
Phobias There are many different types of phobias. The people in the movie talk about a few of their phobias. ... They will try and help out the people to get over their phobias. (Phobias: Prisoners of panic) A phobia is a term that refers to a group of symptoms brought on by feared objects or situations. ... Also they all took similar steps to cure the phobia. ...