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The English suffixes -phobia, -phobic, -phobe (from Greek φόβος phobos, "fear") occur in technical usage in psychiatry to construct words that describe irrational, abnormal, unwarranted, persistent, or disabling fear as a mental disorder (e.g. agoraphobia), in chemistry to describe chemical aversions (e.g. hydrophobic), in biology to describe organisms that dislike certain conditions (e.g ...
Specific phobias affect about 6–8% of people in the Western world and 2–4% in Asia, Africa, and Latin America in a given year. [1] Social phobia affects about 7% of people in the United States and 0.5–2.5% of people in the rest of the world. [6] Agoraphobia affects about 1.7% of people. [6] Women are affected by phobias about twice as ...
An illustration of two people being frightened by a cat, c. 1808 Ailurophobia (/ aɪ ˌ l ʊər ə ˈ f oʊ b i ə /) [1] is the persistent and excessive fear of cats. [2] Like other specific phobias, the exact cause of ailurophobia is unknown, and potential treatment generally involves therapy.
Artistic depiction of a child afraid of the dark and frightened by their shadow. (Linocut by the artist Ethel Spowers (1927).)Fear of the dark is a common fear or phobia among toddlers, children and, to a varying degree, adults.
Members of every major American ethnic and religious minority group have perceived discrimination in their dealings with members of other minority racial and religious groups. Philosopher Cornel West has argued that "racism is an integral element within the very fabric of American culture and society. It is embedded in the country's first ...
The 10 Most Hated Foods in America. AOL.com Editors. Updated October 16, 2017 at 1:33 PM. The 10 Most Hated Foods in America.
Latin American men are typically stereotyped as being violent and criminals, [29] a stereotype that is reinforced in English speaking television shows in the United States. [29] One prominent example is the show " Breaking Bad "; many of the drug dealers and gang members in the show are of Hispanic heritage and are referred to in derogatory ...
As a result of similar views, anti-American sentiment can develop, and the United States’ security can be put at risk. For example, one of the most infamous anti-American acts against the United States were the 9/11 attacks. American stereotypes were not the main proponent of these attacks, but stereotypes become self-fulfilling and normative.