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Assignment in Health * Different Kinds of Phobias * Different Kinds of Disorders * 5 Axis of Mental Illness
Jobelle R. Marasigan IV-INTEGRITY
Different Kinds of Phobias
Ablutophobia: It is a persistent and irrational fear of bathing, washing, or cleaning. The phobia is more common in women and children, especially with people who are extremely emotional.
Acarophobia: It is an abnormal and exaggerated fear of mites, small insects, or worms that cause itching.
Bacillophobia: It is an irrational and persistent fear of bacilli (bacteria), microbes and germs. The phobia is also known as bacteriophobia, microbiophobia, germaphobia or Big-Worm-Dungeon-aphobia.
Ballistophobia: It is a morbid fear of being shot/shot at, or any kind of ammunition like missiles, bullets, projectiles and guns.
Bolshephobia: It is an exaggerated and unusual fear related to Bolsheviks (revolutionaries from the early 1900's Russian party that threw over the czar and formed into communism).
Cacophobia: It is an overwhelming and abnormal fear of ugliness. People suffering from this phobia may not only fear ugly people but may also be fearful of objects and situations that are considered to be ugly.
Cacomorphobia: It is the fear of fat people.
Cancerophobia: It is an abnormal but morbid fear of developing a malignant growth or cancer; also called carcinophobia.
Decidophobia: It is an overwhelming and abnormal fear of making decisions. The person suffering from this phobia may actually fear making a wrong decision, and so, is reluctant to make any decision at all.
Defecaloesiophobia: It is an intense and morbid fear of painful bowel movements.
Deipnophobia: It is an unusual and irrational fear of dining, in a social sense or having dinner conversations.
Ecclesiophobia: It is an abnormal and persistent fear associated with churches.
Jobelle R. Marasigan IV-INTEGRITY
Different Kinds of Phobias
Ablutophobia: It is a persistent and irrational fear of bathing, washing, or cleaning. The phobia is more common in women and children, especially with people who are extremely emotional.
Acarophobia: It is an abnormal and exaggerated fear of mites, small insects, or worms that cause itching.
Bacillophobia: It is an irrational and persistent fear of bacilli (bacteria), microbes and germs. The phobia is also known as bacteriophobia, microbiophobia, germaphobia or Big-Worm-Dungeon-aphobia.
Ballistophobia: It is a morbid fear of being shot/shot at, or any kind of ammunition like missiles, bullets, projectiles and guns.
Bolshephobia: It is an exaggerated and unusual fear related to Bolsheviks (revolutionaries from the early 1900's Russian party that threw over the czar and formed into communism).
Cacophobia: It is an overwhelming and abnormal fear of ugliness. People suffering from this phobia may not only fear ugly people but may also be fearful of objects and situations that are considered to be ugly.
Cacomorphobia: It is the fear of fat people.
Cancerophobia: It is an abnormal but morbid fear of developing a malignant growth or cancer; also called carcinophobia.
Decidophobia: It is an overwhelming and abnormal fear of making decisions. The person suffering from this phobia may actually fear making a wrong decision, and so, is reluctant to make any decision at all.
Defecaloesiophobia: It is an intense and morbid fear of painful bowel movements.
Deipnophobia: It is an unusual and irrational fear of dining, in a social sense or having dinner conversations.
Ecclesiophobia: It is an abnormal and persistent fear associated with churches.