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Specific Phobia
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Cibophobia: The Fear of Food
Several distinct phobias have been identified in the literature related to psychopathology. Still, perhaps none are as crippling…
Deipnophobia: The Fear of Dining or Dinner Conversations
Deipnophobia is best defined as the irrational fear of dining or dinner conversations. This has become one of…
Consecotaleophobia: The Morbid Fear of Chopsticks
Consecotaleophobia is the morbid fear of chopsticks. It is a rare, specific phobia. As most of us already…
Iophobia: The Fear of Poison
The word Iophobia is derived from two Greek words; “io,” meaning poison, and “phobia,” meaning fear. It is…
Carnophobia: The Fear of Meat
The term “Carnophobia” originated from the combination of the Latin word “Carno,” which means “meat,” and the Greek…
Acerophobia: The Fear of Sourness
The fear of sourness is often called Acerophobia. This mental disorder causes people to have a general fear…
Mageirocophobia: The Fear of Cooking
Mageirocophobia originated from the combination of the Greek words “mageiros” and “Phobos,” which stands for “chef or butcher”…