List Of Common Phobias – English Notes – For W.B.C.S. Examination.
The flair of understanding literature is required. The knowledge of English is one aspect but critically examining the literary aspect is another or different angle to understand literature. If you are a beginner, you can start with summary of the stories with the help of following books. But, these are strictly recommended as supplementary books to develop interest or just to start.English is a very important part of W.B.C.S. Examination , covering a fair amount of the syllabus both in the prelims and the mains examination.English is full of confusing words that sound alike but are spelled differently.Regular practice and following previous years question papers can help in scoring a fair amount of marks in the W.B.C.S. Examination.A phobia is an irrational fear of something that’s unlikely to cause harm. The word itself comes from the Greek word phobos, which means fear or horror.Continue Reading List Of Common Phobias – English Notes – For W.B.C.S. Examination.
Hydrophobia, for example, literally translates to fear of water.
When someone has a phobia, they experience intense fear of a certain object or situation. Phobias are different than regular fears because they cause significant distress, possibly interfering with life at home, work, or school.
People with phobias actively avoid the phobic object or situation, or endure it within intense fear or anxiety.
Phobias are a type of anxiety disorder. Anxiety disorders are very common. They’re estimated to affect more than 30 percent of U.S. adults at some time in their lives.
In the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5), the American Psychiatric Association outlines several of the most common phobias.
Agoraphobia, a fear of places or situations that trigger fear or helplessness, is singled out as a particularly common fear with its own unique diagnosis. Social phobias, which are fears related to social situations, are also singled out with a unique diagnosis.
Specific phobias are a broad category of unique phobias related to specific objects and situations. Specific phobias affect an estimated 12.5 percent of American adults.
Phobias come in all shapes and sizes. Because there are an infinite number of objects and situations, the list of specific phobias is quite long.
Here is a list of common Phobias –
A | |
Achluophobia | Fear of darkness |
Acrophobia | Fear of heights |
Aerophobia | Fear of flying |
Algophobia | Fear of pain |
Alektorophobia | Fear of chickens |
Agoraphobia | Fear of public spaces or crowds |
Aichmophobia | Fear of needles or pointed objects |
Amaxophobia | Fear of riding in a car |
Androphobia | Fear of men |
Anginophobia | Fear of angina or choking |
Anthophobia | Fear of flowers |
Anthropophobia | Fear of people or society |
Aphenphosmphobia | Fear of being touched |
Arachnophobia | Fear of spiders |
Arithmophobia | Fear of numbers |
Astraphobia | Fear of thunder and lightning |
Ataxophobia | Fear of disorder or untidiness |
Atelophobia | Fear of imperfection |
Atychiphobia | Fear of failure |
Autophobia | Fear of being alone |
B | |
Bacteriophobia | Fear of bacteria |
Barophobia | Fear of gravity |
Bathmophobia | Fear of stairs or steep slopes |
Batrachophobia | Fear of amphibians |
Belonephobia | Fear of pins and needles |
Bibliophobia | Fear of books |
Botanophobia | Fear of plants |
C | |
Cacophobia | Fear of ugliness |
Catagelophobia | Fear of being ridiculed |
Catoptrophobia | Fear of mirrors |
Chionophobia | Fear of snow |
Chromophobia | Fear of colors |
Chronomentrophobia | Fear of clocks |
Claustrophobia | Fear of confined spaces |
Coulrophobia | Fear of clowns |
Cyberphobia | Fear of computers |
Cynophobia | Fear of dogs |
D | |
Dendrophobia | Fear of trees |
Dentophobia | Fear of dentists |
Domatophobia | Fear of houses |
Dystychiphobia | Fear of accidents |
E | |
Ecophobia | Fear of the home |
Elurophobia | Fear of cats |
Entomophobia | Fear of insects |
Ephebiphobia | Fear of teenagers |
Equinophobia | Fear of horses |
F, G | |
Gamophobia | Fear of marriage |
Genuphobia | Fear of knees |
Glossophobia | Fear of speaking in public |
Gynophobia | Fear of women |
H | |
Heliophobia | Fear of the sun |
Hemophobia | Fear of blood |
Herpetophobia | Fear of reptiles |
Hydrophobia | Fear of water |
Hypochondria | Fear of illness |
I-K | |
Iatrophobia | Fear of doctors |
Insectophobia | Fear of insects |
Koinoniphobia | Fear of rooms full of people |
L | |
Leukophobia | Fear of the color white |
Lilapsophobia | Fear of tornadoes and hurricanes |
Lockiophobia | Fear of childbirth |
M | |
Mageirocophobia | Fear of cooking |
Megalophobia | Fear of large things |
Melanophobia | Fear of the color black |
Microphobia | Fear of small things |
Mysophobia | Fear of dirt and germs |
N | |
Necrophobia | Fear of death or dead things |
Noctiphobia | Fear of the night |
Nosocomephobia | Fear of hospitals |
Nyctophobia | Fear of the dark |
O | |
Obesophobia | Fear of gaining weight |
Octophobia | Fear of the figure 8 |
Ombrophobia | Fear of rain |
Ophidiophobia | Fear of snakes |
Ornithophobia | Fear of birds |
P | |
Papyrophobia | Fear of paper |
Pathophobia | Fear of disease |
Pedophobia | Fear of children |
Philophobia | Fear of love |
Phobophobia | Fear of phobias |
Podophobia | Fear of feet |
Pogonophobia | Fear of beards |
Porphyrophobia | Fear of the color purple |
Pteridophobia | Fear of ferns |
Pteromerhanophobia | Fear of flying |
Pyrophobia | Fear of fire |
Q-S | |
Samhainophobia | Fear of Halloween |
Scolionophobia | Fear of school |
Selenophobia | Fear of the moon |
Sociophobia | Fear of social evaluation |
Somniphobia | Fear of sleep |
T | |
Tachophobia | Fear of speed |
Technophobia | Fear of technology |
Tonitrophobia | Fear of thunder |
Trypanophobia | Fear of needles or injections |
U-Z | |
Venustraphobia | Fear of beautiful women |
Verminophobia | Fear of germs |
Wiccaphobia | Fear of witches and witchcraft |
Xenophobia | Fear of strangers or foreigners |
Zoophobia | Fear of animals |
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