Facts about " Phobias"

 

*There ere more than 400 phobias (fear)recognized by psychologists.

* "Ommatophobia" is the fear of being alone in a situation or place where escape may be difficult.

      This type of phobia may include the "fear of crowded areas, open spaces ,or situation that are likely to trigger a panic attack.

* "Ophidiophobia" is the fear of snakes. this phobia is quite common and often attributed to evolutionary causes , personal experiences,or cultural influences .

* "Nomophobia" is the fear of being without your mobile phone or losing  your signal.

* "Xenoglossophobia" is the fear of foreign languages.

* "Mageirocophobia" is the fear of having cook.

* "Arachnophobia" is the fear of spiders and other arachnids.

  This phobia is quite common, affecting as many as 1 in 3 woman and 1 in 4 men.

* "Caligynephobia" is the fear  of beautiful women.

* Alexander the Great, Napoleon,  Mussolini, and Hitler all are suffered from "Ailurophobia" ,the fear of cats

* "Xanthophobia" is the fear of the color yellow.

* "Philophobia" is the fear of falling in love 

* "Odontophobia"  is the fear of dentistry and of receiving dental care.

*"Ombrophobia" is the fear of rain ,which can cause severe anxiety attacks! 

*  "Didaskaleinophobia" is the fear of going to school.

* "Gamophobia" is the fear of getting married

* "Phobophobia" is the fear of phobia

* "Athazagoraphobia" is the fear of being forgotten and or ignored by someone whom you strongly care about.

* "Coulrophobia" is the fear of clowns.The word possibly originates from Greek word "kolon", meaning stilt or stilt walkers.

* Phobias may be memories passed down through generations of DNA , according to new research.