Most Common Phobias

I was working on my research papers about phobias in one of my classes when it occurred to me to list them down here in my blog. Think of this as a break from the usual nonsensical stuff that abound in my blog. After this post, I will try to increase my informative blog posts.

Who knew that a research paper could lead to a change of heart, right? Anyway, MedicineNet.com defines phobia as “An unreasonable sort of fear that can cause avoidance and panic.” The site goes on to state that “Phobias are a relatively common type of anxiety disorder”.

The following are the most common phobias:

1.Arachnophobia – fear of spiders
2.Social phobia – fear of social situations and being scrutinized and evalutated negatively
3.Aerophobia – fear of flying
4.Agoraphobia – fear of an inescapable situation
5.Claustrophobia – fear of enclosed areas
6.Acrophobia – fear of heights
7.Emetophobia – Fear of puke or vomit
8.Carcinophobia – fear of cancer
9.Brontophobia – also known as astrophobia; the fear of lightning and thunder
10.Necrophobia – fear of death

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