"Ochlophobia Ochlophobia (""Fear of Crowds"") and demophobia (""Fear of Unruly Mobs"") are terms for types of social phobia or social anxiety disorder whose sufferers have a fear of crowds. Sufferers may offer various rationalizations of the phobia, such as the fear being trampled in a crowd, getting a deadly disease from people within the crowd, getting lost in the crowd, or feeling insignificant when surrounded by a crowd. People who are shy and introverted are most likely to experience ochlophobia, but not all introverts have anxiety problems. Ochlophobic people are often unable to handle situations involving parties, going to theaters,"
"Aporophobia The aporophobia (from the Spanish ""aporofobia"", and this from the Ancient Greek ""άπορος"" (""á-poros""), without resources, indigent, poor, and ""φόβος"" (""phobos""), fear) refers to the fear towards poverty and towards the poor people. It is the disgust and hostility towards poor people, without resources or helpless. The concept of aporophobia was coined in the 1990s by the philosopher Adela Cortina, professor of Ethics and Political Philosophy at the University of Valencia, to differentiate this attitude from xenophobia, which only refers to the rejection of foreigners and racism, which is discrimination by ethnic groups. The difference between aporophobia and xenophobia"
"Acrophobia Acrophobia is an extreme or irrational fear or phobia of heights, especially when one is not particularly high up. It belongs to a category of specific phobias, called space and motion discomfort, that share both similar causes and options for treatment. Most people experience a degree of natural fear when exposed to heights, known as the fear of falling. On the other hand, those who have little fear of such exposure are said to have a head for heights. A head for heights is advantageous for those hiking or climbing in mountainous terrain and also in certain jobs e.g."
"or racism is that socially there is no discrimination or marginalization of immigrants or members of other ethnic groups when these people have assets, economic resources and/or social and media relevance. Aporophobia The aporophobia (from the Spanish ""aporofobia"", and this from the Ancient Greek ""άπορος"" (""á-poros""), without resources, indigent, poor, and ""φόβος"" (""phobos""), fear) refers to the fear towards poverty and towards the poor people. It is the disgust and hostility towards poor people, without resources or helpless. The concept of aporophobia was coined in the 1990s by the philosopher Adela Cortina, professor of Ethics and Political Philosophy at the"
"Xenophobia Xenophobia is the fear and distrust of that which is perceived to be foreign or strange. Xenophobia can involve perceptions of an ingroup towards an outgroup and can manifest itself in suspicion of the activities of others, and a desire to eliminate their presence to secure a presumed purity and may relate to a fear of losing national, ethnic or racial identity. Xenophobia is a political term and not a recognized medical phobia. Xenophobia can also be exhibited in the form of an ""uncritical exaltation of another culture"" in which a culture is ascribed ""an unreal, stereotyped and exotic"
"venomous snake while those who possess fear, would typically try to avoid it. Fear is an important aspect of a human being's development. Another possibility of a lack of fear could be Antisocial Personality Disorder or more commonly known as sociopathy, which is a mental health condition where people often manipulate others. People who suffer from this disorder lack a physiological response and are capable of lying or not experiencing fear. When a person is approached by something they fear or has a phobia, the body will react in a way that conveys this fear. For example, a person who"
"Hoplophobia Hoplophobia is a political neologism coined by retired American military officer Jeff Cooper as a pejorative to describe an ""irrational aversion to weapons."" It is also used to describe the ""fear of firearms"" or the ""fear of armed citizens."" Hoplophobia is listed simply as a phobia in some medical dictionaries as a fear of weapons or firearms. American firearms expert and retired Marine colonel Jeff Cooper coined the word in 1962 to denigrate and anger proponents of gun control by implying that their thoughts were ""aberrant"" and unreasoning: I coined the term ""hoplophobia"" in 1962 in response to a"
"Panphobia Panphobia, omniphobia, pantophobia, or panophobia is a vague and persistent dread of some unknown evil. Panphobia is not registered as a type of phobia in medical references. The term ""panphobia"" was first coined by Théodule-Armand Ribot in his 1911 work ""The Psychology of the Emotions"". He defined it as ""a state in which a patient fears everything or nothing, where anxiety, instead of being riveted on one object, floats as in a dream, and only becomes fixed for an instant at a time, passing from one object to another, as circumstances may determine."" The term comes from the Greek"
"Panphobia Panphobia, omniphobia, pantophobia, or panophobia is a vague and persistent dread of some unknown evil. Panphobia is not registered as a type of phobia in medical references. The term ""panphobia"" was first coined by Théodule-Armand Ribot in his 1911 work ""The Psychology of the Emotions"". He defined it as ""a state in which a patient fears everything or nothing, where anxiety, instead of being riveted on one object, floats as in a dream, and only becomes fixed for an instant at a time, passing from one object to another, as circumstances may determine."" The term comes from the Greek"
"Ophidiophobia Ophidiophobia or ophiophobia is a particular type of specific phobia, the abnormal fear of snakes. It is sometimes called by a more general term, herpetophobia, fear of reptiles. The word comes from the Greek words ""ophis"" (), snake, and ""phobia"" () meaning fear. About a third of adult humans are ophidiophobic, making this the most common reported phobia. A 2001 study at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden suggested that mammals may have an innate negative reaction to snakes (and spiders), which was vital for their survival as it allowed such dangerous threats to be identified immediately. A 2009 report"
"Emetophobia Emetophobia is a phobia that causes overwhelming, intense anxiety pertaining to vomiting. This specific phobia can also include subcategories of what causes the anxiety, including a fear of vomiting in public, a fear of seeing vomit, a fear of watching the action of vomiting or fear of being nauseated. It is common for emetophobics to be underweight, or even anorexic, due to strict diets and restrictions they make for themselves. The thought of someone possibly vomiting can cause the phobic person to engage in extreme behaviors to escape the perceived (and sometimes very real) threat of that particular situation,"
"Necrophobia Necrophobia is a specific phobia which is the irrational fear of dead things (e.g., corpses) as well as things associated with death (e.g., coffins, tombstones, funerals, cemeteries). With all types of emotions, obsession with death becomes evident in both fascination and objectification. In a cultural sense, necrophobia may also be used to mean a fear of the dead by a cultural group, e.g., a belief that the spirits of the dead will return to haunt the living. Symptoms include: shortness of breath, rapid breathing, irregular heartbeat, sweating, dry mouth and shaking, feeling sick and uneasy, psychological instability, and an"
"Hodophobia Hodophobia is an irrational fear, or phobia, of travel. Hodophobia is also referred to as travel phobia or fear of travel. Hodophobia should not to be confused with travel aversion. Acute anxiety provoked by travel can be treated with anti-anxiety medication. The condition can be treated with exposure therapy, which works better when combined with cognitive behavioral therapy. Hodophobia is a specific phobia as classified in the DSM-5. People with fear of traveling experience intense, persistent fear or anxiety when they think about traveling and/or during travel. They will avoid travel if they can, and the fear, anxiety, and"
"Gymnophobia Gymnophobia is a fear (phobia) of nudity. The term ""gymnophobia"" comes from the Greek γυμνός - ""gumnos"", ""naked"" and φόβος - ""phobos"", ""fear"". A phobia that has a significant amount of overlap with gymnophobia is dishabiliophobia, which is the fear of undressing in front of others. Gymnophobics experience anxiety from nudity, even if they realize their fear is irrational. They may worry about seeing others naked, being seen naked, or both. Their fear may stem from a general anxiety about sexuality, from a fear that they are physically inferior, or from a fear that their nakedness leaves them exposed"
"Phobophobia Phobophobia is the fear of phobia(s) and, more specifically, of the internal sensations associated with that phobia and anxiety, which binds it closely to other anxiety disorders, especially with generalized anxiety disorders (free floating fears) and panic attacks. It is a condition in which anxiety disorders are maintained in an extended way, which combined with the psychological fear generated by phobophobia of encountering the feared phobia would ultimately lead to the intensifying of the effects of the feared phobia that the patient might have developed, such as agoraphobia, and specially with it, and making them susceptible to having an"
"Pyrophobia Pyrophobia is a fear of fire, which can be considered irrational if beyond what is considered normal. This phobia is ancient and primordial, perhaps since mankind's discovery of fire. The most common cause of pyrophobia is that fire poses a potential danger, such as house fire, wildfire, and getting caught on fire. Some people who are intensely pyrophobic cannot even get close to or tolerate even a small controlled fire, such as fireplace, bonfire or lit candle. In many cases a bad childhood experience with fire may have triggered the condition. If a pyrophobe sees fire, the person may"
"and the Greek ""phobos"" () for ""fear"". Necrophobia Necrophobia is a specific phobia which is the irrational fear of dead things (e.g., corpses) as well as things associated with death (e.g., coffins, tombstones, funerals, cemeteries). With all types of emotions, obsession with death becomes evident in both fascination and objectification. In a cultural sense, necrophobia may also be used to mean a fear of the dead by a cultural group, e.g., a belief that the spirits of the dead will return to haunt the living. Symptoms include: shortness of breath, rapid breathing, irregular heartbeat, sweating, dry mouth and shaking, feeling"
"Phagophobia Phagophobia is a psychogenic dysphagia, a fear of swallowing. It is expressed in various swallowing complaints without any apparent physical reason detectable by physical inspection and laboratory analyses. An obsolete term for this condition is choking phobia, but it was suggested that the latter term is confusing and it is necessary to distinguish the fear of swallowing (i.e., of the propulsion of bolus) from fear of choking. Phagophobia is classified as a specific phobia and according to DSM-IV classification it belongs to the category of ""other phobias"". Phagophobia may lead to (and be confused with) fear of eating, and"
"Chemophobia Chemophobia (or chemphobia or chemonoia) is an aversion to or prejudice against chemicals or chemistry. The phenomenon has been ascribed both to a reasonable concern over the potential adverse effects of synthetic chemicals, and to an irrational fear of these substances because of misconceptions about their potential for harm, particularly the possibility of certain exposures to some synthetic chemicals elevating an individual's risk of cancer. Consumer products with labels such as ""natural"" and ""chemical-free"" appeal to chemophobic sentiments by offering consumers what appears to be a safer alternative (see appeal to nature and the naturalistic fallacy). There are differing"
"Gephyrophobia Gephyrophobia is the anxiety disorder or specific phobia characterized by the fear of bridges. As a result, sufferers of gephyrophobia may avoid routes that will take them over bridges. Some possible explanations of gephyrophobia may be the fear of driving off the bridge, the fear of a gust of wind blowing one off the bridge, or the fear that the bridge will collapse if they try to cross it (a fear that the bridge lacks structural integrity). The fear overlaps with acrophobia, the fear of heights, as gephyrophobia tends to be exacerbated in tall bridges vs. ones close to"
"Afrophobia Afrophobia is a perceived fear of the cultures and peoples of Africa, as well as the African diaspora. Primarily a cultural phenomenon, it pertains to the various traditions and peoples of Africa, irrespective of racial origin. As such, ""Afrophobia"" is distinct from the historical racial phenomenon ""negrophobia"", which is a contempt for ""negro"" peoples specifically. The opposite of Afrophobia is Afrophilia, which is a love for all things pertaining to Africa. To overcome any perceived ""Afrophobia"", writer Langston Hughes suggested that European Americans must achieve peace of mind and accommodate the uninhibited emotionality of African Americans. Author James Baldwin"
"possesses Arachnophobia, or a fear of spiders, would experience a physical response such as, nausea, dizziness, or even shaking when approached by a spider. However, a person with Antisocial Personality Disorder lacks this capability and would not activate their ""fight or flight"" response to such fear. They also disregard the safety of others and will often put them at harm or in the way of harm. Fear Fear is a feeling induced by perceived danger or threat that occurs in certain types of organisms, which causes a change in metabolic and organ functions and ultimately a change in behavior, such"
"Fear of falling The fear of falling (FOF), also referred to as basophobia (or basiphobia), is a natural fear and is typical of most humans and mammals, in varying degrees of extremity. It differs from acrophobia (the fear of heights), although the two fears are closely related. The fear of falling encompasses the anxieties accompanying the sensation and the possibly dangerous effects of falling, as opposed to the heights themselves. Those who have little fear of falling may be said to have a head for heights. Basophobia is sometimes associated with astasia-abasia, the fear of walking/standing erect. Studies done by"
"Homophobia Homophobia encompasses a range of negative attitudes and feelings toward homosexuality or people who are identified or perceived as being lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT). It has been defined as contempt, prejudice, aversion, hatred or antipathy, may be based on irrational fear, and is often related to religious beliefs. Homophobia is observable in critical and hostile behavior such as discrimination and violence on the basis of sexual orientations that are non-heterosexual. Recognized types of homophobia include ""institutionalized"" homophobia, e.g. religious homophobia and state-sponsored homophobia, and ""internalized"" homophobia, experienced by people who have same-sex attractions, regardless of how they"
"Iconophobia Iconophobia (literally ""fear of icons"") refers to an aversion to images, especially religious icons. ""Iconophobia"" is differentiated from ""iconoclasm"" in that ""iconophobia"" refers to the aversion to or hatred of the images whereas ""iconoclasm"" refers to the actual destruction of images that may arise from iconophobia. Chari Larsson wrote: “If iconophobia is defined as the suspicion and anxiety towards the power exerted by images, its history is an ancient one in all of its Platonic, Christian, and Judaic forms. At its most radical, iconophobia results in an act of iconoclasm, or the total destruction of the image. At the"
"Autophobia Autophobia, also called monophobia, isolophobia, or eremophobia, 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 just to believe that they are being ignored or unloved. Contrary to what would be implied by a literal reading of the term, ""autophobia"" does not describe a ""fear of oneself"". The disorder typically develops from and is associated with other anxiety disorders. Autophobia can be associated with or accompanied by several other phobias such as agoraphobia, and is generally considered to be a part"
"Phallophobia Phallophobia in its narrower sense is a fear of the erect penis and in a broader sense an excessive aversion to masculinity. Alternative terms for this condition include ithyphallophobia or medorthophobia. An individual who has the condition is a ""phallophobe"". The term is derived from the word ""phallo"" in Greek meaning penis and at times denoting masculinity, coupled with the suffix phobia. Medomalacuphobia, the fear of losing an erection or acquiring erectile dysfunction, is its antonym. In its broadest sense the term can be used metaphorically, for example in regards to pro-feminists. However, in its narrower sense it has"
"Neophobia Neophobia is the fear of anything new, especially a persistent and abnormal fear. In its milder form, it can manifest as the unwillingness to try new things or break from routine. In the context of children the term is generally used to indicate a tendency to reject unknown or novel foods. Food neophobia, as it may be referred to, is an important concern in pediatric psychology. In biomedical research, neophobia is often associated with the study of taste. The word ""neophobia"" comes from the Greek νέος, ""neos"", meaning ""new, young"", and φόβος, ""phobos"", for ""fear"". ""Cainophobia"" comes from the"
"deep enough, as the fear of adult stereotype of adolescence, or kourophobia, is the core challenge facing young people today. Ephebiphobia Ephebiphobia is the fear of youth. First coined as the ""fear or loathing of teenagers"", today the phenomenon is recognized as the ""inaccurate, exaggerated and sensational characterization of young people"" in a range of settings around the world. Studies of the fear of youth occur in sociology and youth studies. The word ""ephebiphobia"" is formed from the Greek ""éphēbos"", meaning ""youth"" or ""adolescent"" and ""phóbos"", meaning ""fear"" or ""phobia"". The coinage of this term is attributed to a 1994"
"Zoophobia Zoophobia or animal phobia is a class of specific phobias to particular animals, or an irrational fear or even simply dislike of any non-human animals. Examples of specific zoophobias would be entomophobias, such as that of bees (apiphobia). Fears of spiders (arachnophobia), birds (ornithophobia) and snakes (ophidiophobia) are also common. See the article at -phobia for the list of various phobias. Sigmund Freud mentioned that an animal phobia is one of the most frequent psychoneurotic diseases among children. Zoophobia is not the sensible fear of dangerous or threatening animals, such as wild dogs (example: wolves, dingoes, and coyotes), big"
"skin are more positive, as reflected in advertising. In 2016, Tess Asplund made a viral protest against Neo-Nazism as part of her activism against Afrophobia. Afrophobia Afrophobia is a perceived fear of the cultures and peoples of Africa, as well as the African diaspora. Primarily a cultural phenomenon, it pertains to the various traditions and peoples of Africa, irrespective of racial origin. As such, ""Afrophobia"" is distinct from the historical racial phenomenon ""negrophobia"", which is a contempt for ""negro"" peoples specifically. The opposite of Afrophobia is Afrophilia, which is a love for all things pertaining to Africa. To overcome any"
"cats, bears or venomous snakes. It is a phobia of animals that causes distress or dysfunction in the individual's everyday life. Zoophobia Zoophobia or animal phobia is a class of specific phobias to particular animals, or an irrational fear or even simply dislike of any non-human animals. Examples of specific zoophobias would be entomophobias, such as that of bees (apiphobia). Fears of spiders (arachnophobia), birds (ornithophobia) and snakes (ophidiophobia) are also common. See the article at -phobia for the list of various phobias. Sigmund Freud mentioned that an animal phobia is one of the most frequent psychoneurotic diseases among children."
"Gerascophobia Gerascophobia is an abnormal or incessant fear of growing older or ageing. Gerascophobia is a clinical phobia generally classified under specific phobias, fears of a single specific panic trigger. Gerascophobia may be based on anxieties of being left alone, without resources and incapable of caring for oneself. Sufferers may be young and healthy. Due to humans being mortality salient, sufferers will often feel as though aging is the first sign that their immune systems are starting to weaken, they will view aging as a human flaw or a disease rather than a natural progression. Sufferers are more likely to"