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Phobias
A phobia (from the Greek: φόβος,phóbos, meaning "fear" or "morbid fear") is defined as a persistent fear of an object or situation in which the sufferer commits to great lengths in avoiding despite the fear, typically disproportional to the actual danger posed, often being recognized as irrational.
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pyrophobia
Psychiatry; Phobias
pyrophobia is fear, thus phobia for fire, the opposite of pyromania, implying someone who loves fire.
radiophobia
Psychiatry; Phobias
Radiophobia er en unormal frygt for ioniserende stråling, navnlig frygt for røntgenstråler.
scopophobia
Psychiatry; Phobias
Scopophobia eller scoptophobia er en anxiety disorder karakteriseret ved en morbid frygt for at blive set eller stared på andre.
somniphobia
Psychiatry; Phobias
Somniphobia, is fear of sleeping fear to sleep, usually implying fear of seeing bad dreams or ''dying''..