Phobia Research

1. Arachnophobia:

·                        The fear of spiders.

·                        This phobia tends to affect women more than men.

2. Ophidiophobia:

·                        The fear of snakes.

·                        Often attributed to evolutionary causes, personal experiences, or cultural influences.

3. Acrophobia:

·                        The fear of heights.

·                        This fear can lead to anxiety attacks and avoidance of high places.

4. Agoraphobia:

·                        The fear of situations in which escape is difficult.

·                        This may include crowded areas, open spaces, or situations that are likely to trigger a panic attack. People will begin avoiding these trigger events, sometimes to the point that they cease leaving their home.

·                        Approximately one third of people with panic disorder develop agoraphobia.

5. Cynophobia:

·                        The fear of dogs.

·                        This phobia is often associated with specific personal experiences, such as being bitten by a dog during childhood.

6. Astraphobia:

·                        The fear of thunder and lightening.

·                        Also known as Brontophobia, Tonitrophobia, or Ceraunophobia.

7. Trypanophobia:

·                        The fear of injections.

·                        Like many phobias, this fear often goes untreated because people avoid the triggering object and situation.

8. Social Phobias:

·                        The fear of social situations.

·                        In many cases, these phobias can become so severe that people avoid events, places, and people that are likely to trigger an anxiety attack.

9. Pteromerhanophobia:

·                        The fear of flying.

·                        Often treated using exposure therapy, in which the client is gradually and progressively introduced to flying.

10. Mysophobia:

·                        The fear of germs or dirt.

·                        May be related to obsessive-compulsive disorder.