Zeru Elinor
Anaky Yifat
What is a phobia?
A phobia is an intense and persistent fear of certain situations, activities,
things, or people. Phobia is a disorder characterized by anxiety from excessive
and irrational fear that results in distress or injury functioning.
About 20% of people in the population suffer from various phobias. A person
with phobia, mostly try to escape from the cause which brings to this and it's
accompanied by a consistent fear and anxiety. It papers when encountering
with the object of which causes it. The phobia appears in any age. Starting
from children in any age, and ending in any possible age. Most phobias
develop in childhood, but- they can also develop in adults.
The symptoms of phobia appear as an effect of fear, and they are
characterized by anxiety, panic, breathing fast, shortness of breath, pounding
heartbeat, not - convenience, or chest pain, feeling of suffocation, sweat, fear
of losing control, numbness in limbs, dizziness and feeling faint.
Where does the name phobia come from? The source of the word is Greek
and its meaning of the word is "fear" or "morbid fear". Very often, people
tried to break this rule especially within the medical profession, and change
that to a Latin name. Although this rule must be followed, practically, some
words are a combination between Latin and Greek.
Many people confuse phobias with regular fears, but, they are not the same.
The distinction, generally made is to say that a fear is rational and natural
biological reaction and when fear becomes irrational it is a phobia. For
example, let's say that you were walking through the forest and a snake came
at you, you're going to have this rush of adrenalin and you're going to be
afraid. Whereas a phobia is something that develops over time and you might
even be afraid of it when you're not even in the situation .
Many people worry about phobias being contagious. The answer to this
question is tricky, for in the medical sense phobia can't be contagious; it is not
an illness of the body but a state of mind. For example, you can't get
claustrophobia from another person, but if you get stuck in a small closed
room for a long time, or you speak with someone who has the condition, it
makes sense in some way then maybe you are about to get a phobia soon or
later.
How can you know if your fear is a phobia?
It is normal and even helpful to experience fear in dangerous situations.
Fear is a normal human response. It serves a protective purpose, activating
the automatic “fight-or-flight” response. With our bodies and minds alert
and ready for action, we are able to respond quickly and protect ourselves.
But with phobias the threat is greatly exaggerated or nonexistent.
There are differences between a phobia and fear. Let's take some
examples: Erica is came across with a lion, of course she is going to get
very scared, with a big fear but we can not call it a phobia because it is
normal for anyone to be scared if he even just watched a lion on TV, this is
not a phobia but an ordinary fear. If after ten years time the person has
irrational fear which is related to lions, then it is probably a phobia.
Another case, it is only natural to be afraid of a snarling Doberman, but it is
irrational to be terrified of a friendly poodle on a leash, as you might be if
you have a dog phobia. A phobia must be continues and intense fear from
something, this fear usually expressed in the way of the person's life:
relationship, work, school and in any another activities. The fear causes the
person to spend a big part of his day of by thinking about it, it causes him
to change what he does, where he goes and mostly he is limits his
activities because of his fear. If any or all of these symptoms are true, then
the fear probably is a phobia. If the fear is a phobia then mostly the person
has no explanation why he feels the fear that it seems to him very
irrational.
Phobias in children
Phobias in children are common. According to The Child Anxiety Network,
90% of children between the ages of 2-14 have at least one specific fear. The
following fears are shared by many children and are considered normal:
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0-2 years – Loud noises, strangers, separation from
parents, large objects.
3-6 years – Imaginary things such as ghosts,
monsters, the dark, sleeping alone, strange noises.
7-16 years – More realistic fears such as injury,
illness, school performance, death, natural disasters.
If the child’s fear is not interfering with his or her daily life, then it is unlikely
that treatment is needed. However, if the fear is interfering with your child’s
social activities, school performance, or sleep patterns, you should seek
professional help from a qualified therapist.
Signs and symptoms of phobias
People with phobias experience many anxiety-related symptoms when they’re
exposed to the object or situation they fear. The symptoms are both emotional
and physical. The symptoms of anxiety and fear can range from mild feelings
of apprehension to a full-blown panic attack. Typically, the closer you are to
the thing you’re afraid of, the greater your fear will be. Your fear will also be
higher if escape from is difficult.
Common phobia signs and symptoms:
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Shortness of breath or
smothering sensation
Palpitations, pounding heart, or
accelerated heart rate
Chest pain or discomfort
Trembling or shaking
Feeling of choking
Sweating
Nausea or stomach distress
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Feeling unsteady, dizzy,
lightheaded, or faint
Feelings of unreality or of being
detached from yourself
Fear of losing control or going
crazy
Fear of dying
Numbness or tingling sensations
Hot or cold flashes
Fear of fainting
Common types of phobias and fears
There are four general types of common phobias and fears:
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Animal phobias. Animal phobias are fears
caused by an animal or insect. Examples
include fear of snakes, fear of spiders, fear
of rodents, and fear of dogs.
 Natural environment phobias. Natural
environment phobias are fears cued by
objects found in nature. Examples include
fear of heights, fear of storms, fear of water,
and fear of the dark.
 Situational phobias. Situational phobias are
fears triggered by a specific situation.
Examples include fear of enclosed spaces
(claustrophobia), fear of elevators, fear of
flying, fear of dentists, fear of driving, fear of tunnels, and fear of
bridges.
Blood-Injection-Injury phobia. Blood-injection-injury phobia
involves fear of blood, fear or injury, or a fear of shots or another
medical procedure.
Panic attacks- a panic attack can be a quite terrifying ordeal unless
you understand what is going on and why it is going on. Panics are
very common and appear to mainly affect people who normally give
the impression of being confident, reliable and dependable.
Common phobias
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Fear of spiders
Fear of snakes
Fear of heights
Fear or closed spaces
Fear of storms
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Fear of needles and
injections
Fear of public speaking
Fear of flying
Fear of germs
Fear of illness or death
Agoraphobia
Agoraphobia is another phobia that doesn’t fit neatly into any of the four
categories. Traditionally thought to involve a fear of public places and open
spaces, it is now believed that agoraphobia develops as a complication of
panic attacks.
Afraid that they may have another panic attack, people with agoraphobia
become anxious about being in situations where escape would be difficult or
embarrassing, or where help wouldn't be immediately available. If you have
agoraphobia, you are likely to avoid crowded places such as shopping malls
and movie theaters. Standing in line is another situation that can be panic
provoking. You may also avoid cars, airplanes, subways, and other forms of
travel. In more severe cases, you might only feel safe at home.
Social phobia
Social phobia, also called social anxiety disorder, is fear of social situations
where you may be embarrassed or judged. If you have social phobia you may
be excessively self-conscious and afraid of humiliating yourself in front of
others. Your anxiety over how you will look and what others will think may
lead you to avoid certain social situations you’d otherwise enjoy.
Fear of public speaking, an extremely common phobia, is a type of social
phobia. Other fears associated with social phobia include fear of eating or
drinking in public, talking to strangers, taking exams, mingling at a party and
being called on in class.
In addition, there are some rare phobias: Fear not to marry -Anuptaphobia
(scared to stay single). Fear to learn-Sophophobia (phobia studies).
Pogonophobia (fear of old people). And many others.
Treatment ways to overcome phobia
Although phobias are common, they rarely cause considerable distress or a
significant disruption of everyday activities. For example, if you have a snake
phobia, it may cause no problems in your daily life if you live in a city where
you are not likely to run into one. On the other hand, if you have a severe
phobia of crowded spaces, living in a big city would pose a problem.
If the person's phobia doesn’t really impact your life that much, it’s probably
nothing to be concerned about. But if it is gets in the way of the person's
relationship, work or school and make him to change or limit his daily life ,
it’s time to look for help.
Consider getting treatment for your phobia if:
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It causes intense and disabling fear, anxiety, and panic.
You recognize that your fear is excessive and unreasonable.
You avoid certain situations and places because of your phobia.
Your avoidance interferes with your normal routine or causes
significant distress.
You’ve had the phobia for at least six months.
Some phobia treatments include exposure, systematic desensitization, virtual
reality, fear hierarchies, positive reinforcement, massing, and extinction.
Overcoming phobias effectively depends on the personality and the phobia
itself.
There are some methods to deal with phobia however they are quotable and
change from one person to another here is some of them as mentioned at
Wikipedia:
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) can be beneficial. Cognitive behavioral
therapy lets the patient understand the cycle of negative thought patterns, and
ways to change these thought patterns. CBT may be conducted in a group
setting. Gradual desensitization treatment and CBT are often successful,
provided the patient is willing to endure some discomfort. In one clinical trial,
90% of patients were observed with no longer having a phobic reaction after
successful CBT treatment.
(EMDR) has been demonstrated in Eye Movement Desensitization and
peer-reviewed clinical trials to be effective in treating some *Reprocessing
phobias. Mainly used to treat, EMDR has disorder been demonstrated as
effective in easing phobia symptoms following a specific trauma, such as a
fear of dogs following a dog bite.
*Hypnotherapy coupled with Neuro-linguistic programming can also be used
to help remove the associations that trigger a phobic reaction. However, lack
of research and scientific testing compromises its status as an effective
treatment.
*Antidepressant medications such SSRIs (serotonin-specific reuptake
inhibitor), MAOIs (Monoamine oxidase inhibitor) may be helpful in some
cases of phobia. Benzodiazepines may be useful in acute treatment of severe
symptoms but the risk benefit ratio is against their long-term use in phobic
disorders.
*Emotional Freedom Technique, a psychotherapeutic alternative medicine
tool, also considered to be pseudoscience by the mainstream medicine, is
allegedly useful.
These treatment options are not mutually exclusive. Often a therapist will
suggest multiple treatments.
Therapy for most phobias is exposure therapy. Basically, creating a hierarchy
of scary situations and progressively working up through them until they
aren't anxiety provoking.
The most frequently used treatment for phobias is a type of cognitivebehavioral therapy called systematic desensitization or exposure therapy.
This treatment is very effective. According to the National Institute of Mental
Health, about 75% of people are able to overcome their phobias through
cognitive-behavioral therapy. In that treatment the person exposures to the
situation is a widely-used phobia treatment. Exposure can be real: For
instance, Hal would go to the grocery store for a visit at first, then to buy a
single item, then two items, and so on. This is systematic desensitization and
it works in overcoming phobias. Exposure can be also being imagined: a
psychologist or counselor helps Hal imagine shopping at the grocery store,
standing in line with people behind him, paying for groceries, etc. This phobia
treatment is imagined but still effective in overcoming phobias. Hal could
employ these techniques by himself or, perhaps preferably, with the help of a
counselor. If there are other issues regarding overcoming phobias or irrational
fears, it's important to have a trained professional.
Here is an example of how exposure steps for a serious fear of dogs
(Cynophobia) could be 'graded':
Step 1: Draw a small rough dog shape on a piece of
paper.
Step 2: Work up to the biggest and most accurate
version you can manage.
Step 3: Look at black and white photos of dogs.
Step 4: Look at color photos.
Step 5: Look at videos.
Step 6: Look at dogs through a closed window.
Step 7: Then through a partly-opened window; then
open more and more.
Step 8: Look at them from a doorway.
Step 9: Move further out from the doorway; then
further etc.
Step 10: Have a helper bring a dog into a nearby room
(on a lead).
Step 11: Have the helper bring the dog into the same room, still on a lead.
More information
Here is a list of the most common phobias afflicting people today:
Agoraphobia - This is the fear of open spaces. In Greek it translates literally as "fear of
the marketplace."
Claustrophobia - People with this phobia are reluctant to enter tight, enclosed places
like elevators or caves.
Acrophobia - High buildings would be strictly off limits for those who suffer from a
fear of heights.
Mysophobia - People with this phobia will do anything to avoid germs and
contamination.
Xenophobia - It's an extreme fear of foreign people or objects.
Necrophobia - This is the fear of dead people and everything associated with death (a
coffin, a hearse or a funeral home).
Brontophobia - This is the fear of thunder and lightning.
Carcinophobia - This is the fear of cancer.
Aviophobia - This fear of flying stops countless people from enjoying domestic and
foreign vacations.
Arachnophobia - Spiders are terrifying creatures to people who have this phobia and
it's not entirely unreasonable considering that some of them are poisonous.
All of the above phobias are recognized and accepted as legitimate by the scientific
community. The root of the phobia can be traced back to a traumatic event or as
something as benign as a television show or a movie.
Here is a list of phobias which are rare and unusual:
Coulrophobia - People with this phobia have an
extreme fear of clowns.
Ergasiophobia - This is the fear of working and
making decisions. People with this phobia will
procrastinate constantly to avoid starting any kind of
task.
Gephyrophobia - People with this phobia are afraid
of bridges. As a result they will try to find another
route to their destination in any way possible.
Neophobia - This is the fear of trying anything new,
or breaking out of an entrenched routine.
Nomophobia - this is the fear of being out of mobile
phone contact. Running out of credit and low battery
power also contribute to this phobia.
Oneirophobia - This is the fear of dreams. It may not sound so bad, but it's a
distressing condition to many people.
Triskaidekaphobia - this fear of the number thirteen, but it's quite real to those who
suffer from it. It's considered to bring bad luck. In western countries, hospitals and
apartment buildings often do not have a 13th floor. King Philip IV of France had many
soldiers of the Knights Templar arrested, tortured and burned at the stake on October
13, 1307. Guess what day of the week that was?
It was a Friday.
The phobia list:
There are cases in which borrowed the word "phobia" to describe the hatred or rejection
toward the object, regardless of the medical definition of the word phobia.
A-Ablutophobia- Fear of washing or bathing.
Acarophobia- Fear of itching or of the insects that cause itching.
Acerophobia- Fear of sourness.
Achluophobia- Fear of darkness.
Acousticophobia- Fear of noise.
Acrophobia- Fear of heights.
Aerophobia- Fear of drafts, air swallowing, or airbourne noxious substances.
Aeroacrophobia- Fear of open high places.
Aeronausiphobia- Fear of vomiting secondary to airsickness.
Agateophobia- Fear of insanity.
Agliophobia- Fear of pain.
Agoraphobia- Fear of open spaces or of being in crowded, public places like
markets. Fear of leaving a safe place.
Agraphobia- Fear of sexual abuse.
Agrizoophobia- Fear of wild animals.
Agyrophobia- Fear of streets or crossing the street.
Aichmophobia- Fear of needles or pointed objects.
Ailurophobia- Fear of cats.
Albuminurophobia- Fear of kidney disease.
Alektorophobia- Fear of chickens.
Algophobia- Fear of pain.
Alliumphobia- Fear of garlic.
Allodoxaphobia- Fear of opinions.
Altophobia- Fear of heights.
Amathophobia- Fear of dust.
Amaxophobia- Fear of riding in a car.
Ambulophobia- Fear of walking.
Amnesiphobia- Fear of amnesia.
Amychophobia- Fear of scratches or being scratched.
Anablephobia- Fear of looking up.
Ancraophobia- Fear of wind. (Anemophobia)
Androphobia- Fear of men.
Anemophobia- Fear of air drafts or wind.(Ancraophobia)
Anginophobia- Fear of angina, choking or narrowness.
Anglophobia- Fear of England or English culture, etc.
Angrophobia - Fear of anger or of becoming angry.
Ankylophobia- Fear of immobility of a joint.
Anthrophobia or Anthophobia- Fear of flowers.
Anthropophobia- Fear of people or society.
Antlophobia- Fear of floods.
Anuptaphobia- Fear of staying single.
Apeirophobia- Fear of infinity.
Aphenphosmphobia- Fear of being touched. (Haphephobia)
Apiphobia- Fear of bees.
Apotemnophobia- Fear of persons with amputations.
Arachibutyrophobia- Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth.
Arachnephobia or Arachnophobia- Fear of spiders.
Arithmophobia- Fear of numbers.
Arrhenphobia- Fear of men.
Arsonphobia- Fear of fire.
Asthenophobia- Fear of fainting or weakness.
Astraphobia or Astrapophobia- Fear of thunder and lightning.(Ceraunophobia,
Keraunophobia)
Astrophobia- Fear of stars or celestial space.
Asymmetriphobia- Fear of asymmetrical things.
Ataxiophobia- Fear of ataxia. (muscular incoordination)
Ataxophobia- Fear of disorder or untidiness.
Atelophobia- Fear of imperfection.
Atephobia- Fear of ruin or ruins.
Athazagoraphobia- Fear of being forgotton or ignored or forgetting.
Atomosophobia- Fear of atomic explosions.
Atychiphobia- Fear of failure.
Aulophobia- Fear of flutes.
Aurophobia- Fear of gold.
Auroraphobia- Fear of Northern lights.
Autodysomophobia- Fear of one that has a vile odor.
Automatonophobia- Fear of ventriloquist's dummies, animatronic creatures,
wax statues - anything that falsly represents a sentient being.
Automysophobia- Fear of being dirty.
Autophobia- Fear of being alone or of oneself.
Aviophobia or Aviatophobia- Fear of flying.
B-Bacillophobia- Fear of microbes.
Bacteriophobia- Fear of bacteria.
Ballistophobia- Fear of missiles or bullets.
Bolshephobia- Fear of Bolsheviks.
Barophobia- Fear of gravity.
Basophobia or Basiphobia- Inability to stand. Fear of walking or falling.
Bathmophobia- Fear of stairs or steep slopes.
Bathophobia- Fear of depth.
Batophobia- Fear of heights or being close to high buildings.
Batrachophobia- Fear of amphibians, such as frogs, newts, salamanders, etc.
Belonephobia- Fear of pins and needles. (Aichmophobia)
Bibliophobia- Fear of books.
Blennophobia- Fear of slime.
Bogyphobia- Fear of bogeys or the bogeyman.
Botanophobia- Fear of plants.
Bromidrosiphobia or Bromidrophobia- Fear of body smells.
Brontophobia- Fear of thunder and lightning.
Bufonophobia- Fear of toads.
C-Cacophobia- Fear of ugliness.
Cainophobia or Cainotophobia- Fear of newness, novelty.
Caligynephobia- Fear of beautiful women.
Cancerophobia or Carcinophobia- Fear of cancer.
Cardiophobia- Fear of the heart.
Carnophobia- Fear of meat.
Catagelophobia- Fear of being ridiculed.
Catapedaphobia- Fear of jumping from high and low places.
Cathisophobia- Fear of sitting.
Catoptrophobia- Fear of mirrors.
Cenophobia or Centophobia- Fear of new things or ideas.
Ceraunophobia or Keraunophobia- Fear of thunder and lightning.(Astraphobia,
Astrapophobia)
Chaetophobia- Fear of hair.
Cheimaphobia or Cheimatophobia- Fear of cold.(Frigophobia, Psychophobia)
Chemophobia- Fear of chemicals or working with chemicals.
Cherophobia- Fear of gaiety.
Chionophobia- Fear of snow.
Chiraptophobia- Fear of being touched.
Chirophobia- Fear of hands.
Chiroptophobia- Fear of bats.
Cholerophobia- Fear of anger or the fear of cholera.
Chorophobia- Fear of dancing.
Chrometophobia or Chrematophobia- Fear of money.
Chromophobia or Chromatophobia- Fear of colors.
Chronophobia- Fear of time.
Chronomentrophobia- Fear of clocks.
Cibophobia- Fear of food.(Sitophobia, Sitiophobia)
Claustrophobia- Fear of confined spaces.
Cleithrophobia or Cleisiophobia- Fear of being locked in an enclosed place.
Cleptophobia- Fear of stealing.
Climacophobia- Fear of stairs, climbing, or of falling downstairs.
Clinophobia- Fear of going to bed.
Clithrophobia or Cleithrophobia- Fear of being enclosed.
Cnidophobia- Fear of stings.
Cometophobia- Fear of comets.
Coimetrophobia- Fear of cemeteries.
Coitophobia- Fear of coitus.
Contreltophobia- Fear of sexual abuse.
Coprastasophobia- Fear of constipation.
Coprophobia- Fear of feces.
Consecotaleophobia- Fear of chopsticks.
Coulrophobia- Fear of clowns.
Counterphobia- The preference by a phobic for fearful situations.
Cremnophobia- Fear of precipices.
Cryophobia- Fear of extreme cold, ice or frost.
Crystallophobia- Fear of crystals or glass.
Cyberphobia- Fear of computers or working on a computer.
Cyclophobia- Fear of bicycles.
Cymophobia or Kymophobia- Fear of waves or wave like motions.
Cynophobia- Fear of dogs or rabies.
Cypridophobia or Cypriphobia or Cyprianophobia or Cyprinophobia - Fear of
prostitutes or venereal disease.
D-Decidophobia- Fear of making decisions.
Defecaloesiophobia- Fear of painful bowels movements.
Deipnophobia- Fear of dining or dinner conversations.
Dementophobia- Fear of insanity.
Demonophobia or Daemonophobia- Fear of demons.
Demophobia- Fear of crowds. (Agoraphobia)
Dendrophobia- Fear of trees.
Dentophobia- Fear of dentists.
Dermatophobia- Fear of skin lesions.
Dermatosiophobia or Dermatophobia or Dermatopathophobia- Fear of skin disease.
Dextrophobia- Fear of objects at the right side of the body.
Diabetophobia- Fear of diabetes.
Didaskaleinophobia- Fear of going to school.
Dikephobia- Fear of justice.
Dinophobia- Fear of dizziness or whirlpools.
Diplophobia- Fear of double vision.
Dipsophobia- Fear of drinking.
Dishabiliophobia- Fear of undressing in front of someone.
Domatophobia- Fear of houses or being in a house.(Eicophobia, Oikophobia)
Doraphobia- Fear of fur or skins of animals.
Doxophobia- Fear of expressing opinions or of receiving praise.
Dromophobia- Fear of crossing streets.
Dutchphobia- Fear of the Dutch.
Dysmorphophobia- Fear of deformity.
Dystychiphobia- Fear of accidents.
E-Ecclesiophobia- Fear of church.
Ecophobia- Fear of home.
Eicophobia- Fear of home surroundings.(Domatophobia, Oikophobia)
Eisoptrophobia- Fear of mirrors or of seeing oneself in a mirror.
Electrophobia- Fear of electricity.
Eleutherophobia- Fear of freedom.
Elurophobia- Fear of cats. (Ailurophobia)
Emetophobia- Fear of vomiting.
Enetophobia- Fear of pins.
Enochlophobia- Fear of crowds.
Enosiophobia or Enissophobia- Fear of having committed an unpardonable sin or of
criticism.
Entomophobia- Fear of insects.
Eosophobia- Fear of dawn or daylight.
Ephebiphobia- Fear of teenagers.
Epistaxiophobia- Fear of nosebleeds.
Epistemophobia- Fear of knowledge.
Equinophobia- Fear of horses.
Eremophobia- Fear of being oneself or of lonliness.
Ereuthrophobia- Fear of blushing.
Ergasiophobia- 1) Fear of work or functioning. 2) Surgeon's fear of operating.
Ergophobia- Fear of work.
Erotophobia- Fear of sexual love or sexual questions.
Euphobia- Fear of hearing good news.
Eurotophobia- Fear of female genitalia.
Erythrophobia or Erytophobia or Ereuthophobia- 1) Fear of redlights. 2) Blushing. 3)
Red.
F-Febriphobia or Fibriphobia or Fibriophobia- Fear of fever.
Felinophobia- Fear of cats. (Ailurophobia, Elurophobia, Galeophobia, Gatophobia)
Francophobia- Fear of France or French culture. (Gallophobia, Galiophobia)
Frigophobia- Fear of cold or cold things.(Cheimaphobia, Cheimatophobia,
Psychrophobia)
G-Galeophobia or Gatophobia- Fear of cats.
Gallophobia or Galiophobia- Fear France or French culture. (Francophobia)
Gamophobia- Fear of marriage.
Geliophobia- Fear of laughter.
Gelotophobia- Fear of being laughed at.
Geniophobia- Fear of chins.
Genophobia- Fear of sex.
Genuphobia- Fear of knees.
Gephyrophobia or Gephydrophobia or Gephysrophobia- Fear of crossing bridges.
Germanophobia- Fear of Germany or German culture.
Gerascophobia- Fear of growing old.
Gerontophobia- Fear of old people or of growing old.
Geumaphobia or Geumophobia- Fear of taste.
Glossophobia- Fear of speaking in public or of trying to speak.
Gnosiophobia- Fear of knowledge.
Graphophobia- Fear of writing or handwriting.
Gymnophobia- Fear of nudity.
Gynephobia or Gynophobia- Fear of women.
H-Hadephobia- Fear of hell.
Hagiophobia- Fear of saints or holy things.
Hamartophobia- Fear of sinning.
Haphephobia or Haptephobia- Fear of being touched.
Harpaxophobia- Fear of being robbed.
Hedonophobia- Fear of feeling pleasure.
Heliophobia- Fear of the sun.
Hellenologophobia- Fear of Greek terms or complex scientific terminology.
Helminthophobia- Fear of being infested with worms.
Hemophobia or Hemaphobia or Hematophobia- Fear of blood.
Heresyphobia or Hereiophobia- Fear of challenges to official doctrine or of radical
deviation.
Herpetophobia- Fear of reptiles or creepy, crawly things.
Heterophobia- Fear of the opposite sex. (Sexophobia)
Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia- Fear of the number 666.
Hierophobia- Fear of priests or sacred things.
Hippophobia- Fear of horses.
Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia- Fear of long words.
Hobophobia- Fear of bums or beggars.
Hodophobia- Fear of road travel.
Hormephobia- Fear of shock.
Homichlophobia- Fear of fog.
Homilophobia- Fear of sermons.
Hominophobia- Fear of men.
Homophobia- Fear of sameness, monotony or of homosexuality or of becoming
homosexual.
Hoplophobia- Fear of firearms.
Hydrargyophobia- Fear of mercurial medicines.
Hydrophobia- Fear of water or of rabies.
Hydrophobophobia- Fear of rabies.
Hyelophobia or Hyalophobia- Fear of glass.
Hygrophobia- Fear of liquids, dampness, or moisture.
Hylephobia- Fear of materialism or the fear of epilepsy.
Hylophobia- Fear of forests.
Hypengyophobia or Hypegiaphobia- Fear of responsibility.
Hypnophobia- Fear of sleep or of being hypnotized.
Hypsiphobia- Fear of height.
I-Iatrophobia- Fear of going to the doctor or of doctors.
Ichthyophobia- Fear of fish.
Ideophobia- Fear of ideas.
Illyngophobia- Fear of vertigo or feeling dizzy when looking down.
Iophobia- Fear of poison.
Insectophobia - Fear of insects.
Isolophobia- Fear of solitude, being alone.
Isopterophobia- Fear of termites, insects that eat wood.
Ithyphallophobia- Fear of seeing, thinking about or having an erect penis.
J-Japanophobia- Fear of Japanese.
Judeophobia- Fear of Jews.
K-Kainolophobia or Kainophobia- Fear of anything new, novelty.
Kakorrhaphiophobia- Fear of failure or defeat.
Katagelophobia- Fear of ridicule.
Kathisophobia- Fear of sitting down.
Kenophobia- Fear of voids or empty spaces.
Keraunophobia or Ceraunophobia- Fear of thunder and lightning.(Astraphobia,
Astrapophobia)
Kinetophobia or Kinesophobia- Fear of movement or motion.
Kleptophobia- Fear of stealing.
Koinoniphobia- Fear of rooms.
Kolpophobia- Fear of genitals, particularly female.
Kopophobia- Fear of fatigue.
Koniophobia- Fear of dust. (Amathophobia)
Kosmikophobia- Fear of cosmic phenomenon.
Kymophobia- Fear of waves. (Cymophobia)
Kynophobia- Fear of rabies.
Kyphophobia- Fear of stooping.
L-Lachanophobia- Fear of vegetables.
Laliophobia or Lalophobia- Fear of speaking.
Leprophobia or Lepraphobia- Fear of leprosy.
Leukophobia- Fear of the color white.
Levophobia- Fear of things to the left side of the body.
Ligyrophobia- Fear of loud noises.
Lilapsophobia- Fear of tornadoes and hurricanes.
Limnophobia- Fear of lakes.
Linonophobia- Fear of string.
Liticaphobia- Fear of lawsuits.
Lockiophobia- Fear of childbirth.
Logizomechanophobia- Fear of computers.
Logophobia- Fear of words.
Luiphobia- Fear of lues, syphillis.
Lutraphobia- Fear of otters.
Lygophobia- Fear of darkness.
Lyssophobia- Fear of rabies or of becoming mad.
M-Macrophobia- Fear of long waits.
Mageirocophobia- Fear of cooking.
Maieusiophobia- Fear of childbirth.
Malaxophobia- Fear of love play. (Sarmassophobia)
Maniaphobia- Fear of insanity.
Mastigophobia- Fear of punishment.
Mechanophobia- Fear of machines.
Medomalacuphobia- Fear of losing an erection.
Medorthophobia- Fear of an erect penis.
Megalophobia- Fear of large things.
Melissophobia- Fear of bees.
Melanophobia- Fear of the color black.
Melophobia- Fear or hatred of music.
Meningitophobia- Fear of brain disease.
Menophobia- Fear of menstruation.
Merinthophobia- Fear of being bound or tied up.
Metallophobia- Fear of metal.
Metathesiophobia- Fear of changes.
Meteorophobia- Fear of meteors.
Methyphobia- Fear of alcohol.
Metrophobia- Fear or hatred of poetry.
Microbiophobia- Fear of microbes. (Bacillophobia)
Microphobia- Fear of small things.
Misophobia or Mysophobia- Fear of being contaminated with dirt or germs.
Mnemophobia- Fear of memories.
Molysmophobia or Molysomophobia- Fear of dirt or contamination.
Monophobia- Fear of solitude or being alone.
Monopathophobia- Fear of definite disease.
Motorphobia- Fear of automobiles.
Mottephobia- Fear of moths.
Musophobia or Muriphobia- Fear of mice.
Mycophobia- Fear or aversion to mushrooms.
Mycrophobia- Fear of small things.
Myctophobia- Fear of darkness.
Myrmecophobia- Fear of ants.
Mythophobia- Fear of myths or stories or false statements.
Myxophobia- Fear of slime. (Blennophobia)
N-Nebulaphobia- Fear of fog. (Homichlophobia)
Necrophobia- Fear of death or dead things.
Nelophobia- Fear of glass.
Neopharmaphobia- Fear of new drugs.
Neophobia- Fear of anything new.
Nephophobia- Fear of clouds.
Noctiphobia- Fear of the night.
Nomatophobia- Fear of names.
Nosocomephobia- Fear of hospitals.
Nosophobia or Nosemaphobia- Fear of becoming ill.
Nostophobia- Fear of returning home.
Novercaphobia- Fear of your step-mother.
Nucleomituphobia- Fear of nuclear weapons.
Nudophobia- Fear of nudity.
Numerophobia- Fear of numbers.
Nyctohylophobia- Fear of dark wooded areas or of forests at night
Nyctophobia- Fear of the dark or of night.
O-Obesophobia- Fear of gaining weight.(Pocrescophobia)
Ochlophobia- Fear of crowds or mobs.
Ochophobia- Fear of vehicles.
Octophobia - Fear of the figure 8.
Odontophobia- Fear of teeth or dental surgery.
Odynophobia or Odynephobia- Fear of pain. (Algophobia)
Oenophobia- Fear of wines.
Oikophobia- Fear of home surroundings, house.(Domatophobia, Eicophobia)
Olfactophobia- Fear of smells.
Ombrophobia- Fear of rain or of being rained on.
Ommetaphobia or Ommatophobia- Fear of eyes.
Omphalophobia- Fear of belly buttons.
Oneirophobia- Fear of dreams.
Oneirogmophobia- Fear of wet dreams.
Onomatophobia- Fear of hearing a certain word or of names.
Ophidiophobia- Fear of snakes. (Snakephobia)
Ophthalmophobia- Fear of being stared at.
Opiophobia- Fear medical doctors experience of prescribing needed pain medications
for patients.
Optophobia- Fear of opening one's eyes.
Ornithophobia- Fear of birds.
Orthophobia- Fear of property.
Osmophobia or Osphresiophobia- Fear of smells or odors.
Ostraconophobia- Fear of shellfish.
Ouranophobia or Uranophobia- Fear of heaven.
P-Pagophobia- Fear of ice or frost.
Panthophobia- Fear of suffering and disease.
Panophobia or Pantophobia- Fear of everything.
Papaphobia- Fear of the Pope.
Papyrophobia- Fear of paper.
Paralipophobia- Fear of neglecting duty or responsibility.
Paraphobia- Fear of sexual perversion.
Parasitophobia- Fear of parasites.
Paraskavedekatriaphobia- Fear of Friday the 13th.
Parthenophobia- Fear of virgins or young girls.
Pathophobia- Fear of disease.
Patroiophobia- Fear of heredity.
Parturiphobia- Fear of childbirth.
Peccatophobia- Fear of sinning or imaginary crimes.
Pediculophobia- Fear of lice.
Pediophobia- Fear of dolls.
Pedophobia- Fear of children.
Peladophobia- Fear of bald people.
Pellagrophobia- Fear of pellagra.
Peniaphobia- Fear of poverty.
Pentheraphobia- Fear of mother-in-law. (Novercaphobia)
Phagophobia- Fear of swallowing or of eating or of being eaten.
Phalacrophobia- Fear of becoming bald.
Phallophobia- Fear of a penis, esp erect.
Pharmacophobia- Fear of taking medicine.
Phasmophobia- Fear of ghosts.
Phengophobia- Fear of daylight or sunshine.
Philemaphobia or Philematophobia- Fear of kissing.
Philophobia- Fear of falling in love or being in love.
Philosophobia- Fear of philosophy.
Phobophobia- Fear of phobias.
Photoaugliaphobia- Fear of glaring lights.
Photophobia- Fear of light.
Phonophobia- Fear of noises or voices or one's own voice; of telephones.
Phronemophobia- Fear of thinking.
Phthiriophobia- Fear of lice. (Pediculophobia)
Phthisiophobia- Fear of tuberculosis.
Placophobia- Fear of tombstones.
Plutophobia- Fear of wealth.
Pluviophobia- Fear of rain or of being rained on.
Pneumatiphobia- Fear of spirits.
Pnigophobia or Pnigerophobia- Fear of choking of being smothered.
Pocrescophobia- Fear of gaining weight. (Obesophobia)
Pogonophobia- Fear of beards.
Poliosophobia- Fear of contracting poliomyelitis.
Politicophobia- Fear or abnormal dislike of politicians.
Polyphobia- Fear of many things.
Poinephobia- Fear of punishment.
Ponophobia- Fear of overworking or of pain.
Porphyrophobia- Fear of the color purple.
Potamophobia- Fear of rivers or running water.
Potophobia- Fear of alcohol.
Pharmacophobia- Fear of drugs.
Proctophobia- Fear of rectums.
Prosophobia- Fear of progress.
Psellismophobia- Fear of stuttering.
Psychophobia- Fear of mind.
Psychrophobia- Fear of cold.
Pteromerhanophobia- Fear of flying.
Pteronophobia- Fear of being tickled by feathers.
Pupaphobia - Fear of puppets.
Pyrexiophobia- Fear of Fever.
Pyrophobia- Fear of fire.
R-Radiophobia- Fear of radiation, x-rays.
Ranidaphobia- Fear of frogs.
Rectophobia- Fear of rectum or rectal diseases.
Rhabdophobia- Fear of being severely punished or beaten by a rod, or of being severely
criticized. Also fear of magic.(wand)
Rhypophobia- Fear of defecation.
Rhytiphobia- Fear of getting wrinkles.
Rupophobia- Fear of dirt.
Russophobia- Fear of Russians.
S-Samhainophobia: Fear of Halloween.
Sarmassophobia- Fear of love play. (Malaxophobia)
Satanophobia- Fear of Satan.
Scabiophobia- Fear of scabies.
Scatophobia- Fear of fecal matter.
Scelerophibia- Fear of bad men, burglars.
Sciophobia Sciaphobia- Fear of shadows.
Scoleciphobia- Fear of worms.
Scolionophobia- Fear of school.
Scopophobia or Scoptophobia- Fear of being seen or stared at.
Scotomaphobia- Fear of blindness in visual field.
Scotophobia- Fear of darkness. (Achluophobia)
Scriptophobia- Fear of writing in public.
Selachophobia- Fear of sharks.
Selaphobia- Fear of light flashes.
Selenophobia- Fear of the moon.
Seplophobia- Fear of decaying matter.
Sesquipedalophobia- Fear of long words.
Sexophobia- Fear of the opposite sex. (Heterophobia)
Siderodromophobia- Fear of trains, railroads or train travel.
Siderophobia- Fear of stars.
Sinistrophobia- Fear of things to the left or left-handed.
Sinophobia- Fear of Chinese, Chinese culture.
Sitophobia or Sitiophobia- Fear of food or eating. (Cibophobia)
Snakephobia- Fear of snakes. (Ophidiophobia)
Soceraphobia- Fear of parents-in-law.
Social Phobia- Fear of being evaluated negatively in social situations.
Sociophobia- Fear of society or people in general.
Somniphobia- Fear of sleep.
Sophophobia- Fear of learning.
Soteriophobia - Fear of dependence on others.
Spacephobia- Fear of outer space.
Spectrophobia- Fear of specters or ghosts.
Spermatophobia or Spermophobia- Fear of germs.
Spheksophobia- Fear of wasps.
Stasibasiphobia or Stasiphobia- Fear of standing or walking. (Ambulophobia)
Staurophobia- Fear of crosses or the crucifix.
Stenophobia- Fear of narrow things or places.
Stygiophobia or Stigiophobia- Fear of hell.
Suriphobia- Fear of mice.
Symbolophobia- Fear of symbolism.
Symmetrophobia- Fear of symmetry.
Syngenesophobia- Fear of relatives.
Syphilophobia- Fear of syphilis.
T-Tachophobia- Fear of speed.
Taeniophobia or Teniophobia- Fear of tapeworms.
Taphephobia Taphophobia- Fear of being buried alive or of cemeteries.
Tapinophobia- Fear of being contagious.
Taurophobia- Fear of bulls.
Technophobia- Fear of technology.
Teleophobia- 1) Fear of definite plans. 2) Religious ceremony.
Telephonophobia- Fear of telephones.
Teratophobia- Fear of bearing a deformed child or fear of monsters or deformed people.
Testophobia- Fear of taking tests.
Tetanophobia- Fear of lockjaw, tetanus.
Teutophobia- Fear of German or German things.
Textophobia- Fear of certain fabrics.
Thaasophobia- Fear of sitting.
Thalassophobia- Fear of the sea.
Thanatophobia or Thantophobia- Fear of death or dying.
Theatrophobia- Fear of theatres.
Theologicophobia- Fear of theology.
Theophobia- Fear of gods or religion.
Thermophobia- Fear of heat.
Tocophobia- Fear of pregnancy or childbirth.
Tomophobia- Fear of surgical operations.
Tonitrophobia- Fear of thunder.
Topophobia- Fear of certain places or situations, such as stage fright.
Toxiphobia or Toxophobia or Toxicophobia- Fear of poison or of being accidently
poisoned.
Traumatophobia- Fear of injury.
Tremophobia- Fear of trembling.
Trichinophobia- Fear of trichinosis.
Trichopathophobia or Trichophobia- Fear of hair. (Chaetophobia, Hypertrichophobia)
Triskaidekaphobia- Fear of the number 13.
Tropophobia- Fear of moving or making changes.
Trypanophobia- Fear of injections.
Tuberculophobia- Fear of tuberculosis.
Tyrannophobia- Fear of tyrants.
U-Uranophobia or Ouranophobia- Fear of heaven.
Urophobia- Fear of urine or urinating.
V-Vaccinophobia- Fear of vaccination.
Venustraphobia- Fear of beautiful women.
Verbophobia- Fear of words.
Verminophobia- Fear of germs.
Vestiphobia- Fear of clothing.
Virginitiphobia- Fear of rape.
Vitricophobia- Fear of step-father.
W-Walloonphobia- Fear of the Walloons.
Wiccaphobia: Fear of witches and witchcraft.
X-Xanthophobia- Fear of the color yellow or the word yellow.
Xenoglossophobia- Fear of foreign languages.
Xenophobia- Fear of strangers or foreigners.
Xerophobia- Fear of dryness.
Xylophobia- 1) Fear of wooden objects. 2) Forests.
Xyrophobia-Fear of razors.
Z-Zelophobia- Fear of jealousy.
Zeusophobia- Fear of God or gods.
Zemmiphobia- Fear of the great mole rat.
Zoophobia- Fear of animals.
Self-help tips for overcoming phobias and fears
In addition to professional treatment and therapy, there are many self-help
strategies you can use to overcome phobias and fears.
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Learn about phobias. Understanding your phobia is the first step to
overcoming it. It’s important to know that phobias are common.
Having a phobia doesn’t mean you’re crazy! It also helps to know that
phobias are highly treatable. You can overcome your anxiety and fear.
Challenge negative thoughts. The anxious thoughts that trigger and
fuel phobias are usually negative and unrealistic. It can help to put
these thoughts to the test.
Negative thought: “The elevator will break down and I’ll get trapped and
suffocate.”
Is there any evidence that contradicts this thought?
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“I see many people using the elevator and it has never broken down.”
“I cannot remember ever hearing of anyone dying from suffocation in a
elevator.”
“I have never actually been in a elevator that has broken down.”
“There are air vents in a elevator which will stop the air running out.”
Could you do anything to resolve this situation if it does occur?
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“I guess I could press the alarm button or use the telephone to call for
assistance.”
Are you making a thinking error?
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“Yes. I’m fortune telling, as I have no evidence to suggest that the
elevator will break down.”
What would you say to a friend who has this fear?
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“I would probably say that the chances of it happening are very slim as
you don’t see or hear about it very often.”
Adapted from: Moodjuice, Phobias: A Self-Help Guide
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Learn relaxation techniques. Relaxation techniques such as deep
breathing, meditation, and muscle relaxation are powerful antidotes to
anxiety, panic, and fear. With regular practice, you will develop the
ability to calm yourself down quickly. You can call on these techniques
when you’re facing your phobia.
Phobia's stories
*Aviophobia – (fear of flying) Barbara’s
story
Barbara is terrified of flying. Unfortunately, she has to
travel a lot for work – and this traveling takes a terrible
toll. For weeks before every trip, she has a knot in her
stomach and a feeling of anxiety that won’t go away. On
the day of the flight, she wakes up feeling like she’s
going to throw up. Once she’s on the plane, her heart
pounds, she feels lightheaded, and she starts to
hyperventilate. Every time it gets worse and worse.
Barbara’s fear of flying has gotten so bad that she finally
told her boss she can only travel to places within driving
distance. Her boss was not happy about this, and Barbara’s not sure what will happen at
work. She’s afraid she’ll be demoted or lose her job altogether. But better that, she tells
herself, than getting on a plane again.
*Cynophobia (fear of dogs) -Karen's Story:
Karen has a dog phobia that dates back to when she was bitten as a child by a neighbor's
dog. Since that time, she has avoided anything to do with dogs, including looking at
pictures of dogs, and being around real dogs or places where dogs might be (e.g., local
parks). She believes that dogs are very dangerous, and is afraid that if she gets near one
it will bite her and that she will be seriously injured. She insisted that her husband give
away his own dog before they were married, which created a great deal of tension in
their relationship. She is often afraid to walk around her neighborhood and is unable to
walk her children to school, even though it is only a few blocks away. If there is a dog
tied up by a store she will not be able to enter the store, which often interferes with her
ability to shop and run errands. She often has nightmares about dogs, causing sleep
problems. In the past, she has been unable to get out of her car while a dog and owner
walked by, and at least three times this situation has triggered a full panic attack.
Karen is aware that her fear of dogs is excessive compared to other people. However,
she cannot manage her extreme fear or her urges to avoid or escape anything related to
dogs. Her fear of dogs has become a big problem for her and her family, and it prevents
her from moving freely and comfortably outside of her home.
There are even celebrities who have phobias that accompany
them:
* Andre Agassi -successful tennis player Although his
beating hard, but if a spider crawl in to the tennis court, his
victory will be doubtful, because Agassi has Arachnophobia
- Fear of spider.
* Barbra Streisand - The singer and the actress she has
scared from audiences (social anxiety), which prevented her to sing in public
for 27 years. It all began with her appearance in Central Park in New York in
1967 where she forgot the words. Return to appear in 1994.
* Cher the singer - apparently she did not get us into the world tour. She,
as well as actress and producer Whoopi Goldberg and legendary singer Aretha
Franklin, suffers from fear of flying –Aviophobia.
* Napoleon Bonaparte - conquered Europe, but suffered Felinophobia fear from cats.
* Sigmund Freud - Father of psychoanalysis who coined the term "anxiety
attack", suffered himself most of his life Agoraphobia.
Why did we chose
as our topic to the project?
We chose to do our project on "Phobia" for a many reasons.
We had a few topics to choose from and we thought about it a lot. After we
search a little about each topic we decided that phobia is what we want to
keep reading about. There are so many people with this problem and so
many phobias that we didn't hear about until we wrote about it. Phobia was
.the most interesting and fascinating topic
In addition, grandma of one of us is suffering from the fear of snakes, that
called- "OPHIDIOPHOBIA", this is the main reason we chose to do our
.project on phobias
This project is about phobia and the people suffering from it. There are
many kinds of phobias from fear of closed spaces to fear of long words,
buttons and bald people. Also mentioned in the project as well as: the
difference between fear and phobia, symptoms and ways of treating phobias
recovery.
We did the project with a lot of fun and we hope you will enjoy reading
it! 
In conclusion, we learn that Phobia is an irrational fear that influence on person's life.
In attrition, we learn of
‫תוכן עניינים‬
‫מה למדנו מהעבודה‬
Bibliography
www.google.co.il
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Discovery.com
Wikianswer
phobialist.com/reverse.html
www.wikipedia.org