Phobia
From wipipedia.org
(Difference between revisions)
(Tidied up) |
|||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
− | A ''' | + | A '''phobia''' is a strong fear, often irrational. Examples range from normal fears such as claustrophobia 'fear of enclosed places' and arachnophobia 'fear of spiders' to the unusual and downright spectacular fears such as Euphobia 'fear of hearing good news' and Ithyphallophobia 'fear of having an erect penis'. |
Phobias can include practically any situation or object or group of people. | Phobias can include practically any situation or object or group of people. | ||
− | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
− | + | * [http://www.phobialist.com/ A list of phobias] | |
− | + | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phobia Wikipedia article] | |
− | + |
Revision as of 07:06, 28 February 2007
A phobia is a strong fear, often irrational. Examples range from normal fears such as claustrophobia 'fear of enclosed places' and arachnophobia 'fear of spiders' to the unusual and downright spectacular fears such as Euphobia 'fear of hearing good news' and Ithyphallophobia 'fear of having an erect penis'.
Phobias can include practically any situation or object or group of people.