A phobia is an exclusive sense of fear from a strong, uncontrollable and zany feeling. It brings about nervousness, restlessness and concern about a particular situation or event that is to occur or likely to occur. Phobias are anxiety malfunctions whereby the malfunctions might not be experienced until when in contact with the source of … Read more
Fear of failure (atychiphobia) has two related context which is fear and failure. Fear is a strong, intense, uncontrollable and unpleasant emotion due to an actual or perceived or imminent danger which can be induced by someone or something. An irrational sense of fear is known as phobia which causes traumatic events or panic attacks … Read more
The term Scopophobia is connoted form the Greek words “skopein” and “phobos” which means to examine or look and profound fear respectively. Whether we decide to accept it or otherwise, whenever we go out we are walking directly into the public eye. Staring at someone is one of the means of catching an attention but … Read more
The fear of snakes is called Ophidiophobia and it is a situation whereby one is afraid or scared of snakes whether death or alive.When intense, this fear might lead to heart attack thereby resulting into death. The fear of snake is the second largest Phobia in the world, it is estimated that for every three … Read more
The fear of snakes is called Ophidiophobia and it is a situation whereby one is afraid or scared of snakes whether death or alive.When intense, this fear might lead to heart attack thereby resulting into death. The fear of snake is the second largest Phobia in the world, it is estimated that for every three adult, at least … Read more
The fear of men is known has androphobia and the fear name itself was derived from two Greek words Andras meaning men and Phobos meaning fear. It can be defined as the psychological and irrational fear of men. Androphobia is a phobia that affects both males and females but it is mostly common in younger … Read more
Atelophobia is also known as the fear of imperfection. To be imperfect means to feel incomplete like you have not accomplished or attained your set goals or you don’t measure up to what the society demands from you. It is derived from the two Greek words “Atelos” and “Phobos” meaning imperfect and fear respectively. Perfectionism … Read more
Emetophobia usually occurs in children in the age group of six to ten years of age. Though some causes of emetophobia are well-known, in a number of cases there may not be any particular cause that triggers the development of the condition. It is not a hereditary, but anxiety could pass on to the child … Read more
The excessive fear of germs is a common anxiety disorder in America. The medical term for this phobia is mysophobia. Mysophobia may be related to obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and hypochondria. Mysophobia is the unnecessary fear of germs. One of the basic symptom of those who are mysophobic is the constant washing of hands anytime they felt they have come … Read more
What is Arachnophobia? Arachnophobia can be defined as the fear of spiders. It is a kind of fear that is associated with people who are scared of seeing or coming in close contact with spiders. People suffering from Arachnophobia might shout, scream or run when they come in contact with a spider and these can go … Read more