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Other names have been put forth for this specific phobia, such as achluophobia (from greek ἀχλύς, akhlús, meaning "mist" or "darkness", and φόβος, phobos, meaning "fear" [8]), as well as lygophobia (from Greek λυγή, lygos, meaning "twilight", and φόβος, phobos, meaning "fear" [8])
Achluophobia: fear of darkness: Acousticophobia: fear of noise – a branch of phonophobia: Acrophobia: fear of heights Aerophobia: fear of aircraft or flying: Agoraphobia: fear of certain inescapable/unsafe situations Agyrophobia: fear of crossing streets Aichmophobia: fear of sharp or pointed objects such as needles, pins or knives: Ailurophobia
It is embedded in the country's first collective definition, enunciated in its subsequent laws, and imbued in its dominant way of life." [ 44 ] A 2019 survey by the Pew Research Center suggested that 76% of black and Asian respondents had experienced some form of discrimination, at least from time to time. [ 45 ]
Nyctophobia is an extreme fear of the dark or nighttime, which can cause high anxiety, difficulty functioning, and avoidance of dark places.
A phobia is an anxiety disorder, defined by an irrational, unrealistic, persistent and excessive fear of an object or situation. [7] [8] [9] [1] Phobias typically result in a rapid onset of fear and are usually present for more than six months. [1]
Archetypes are hidden meanings in symbols and messages in society. The collective unconscious are a society's unconscious thinking that is universal for everyone. Jung mentions in his study that water is a popular archetype in the collective unconscious as a reflection of one's darkest thoughts and desires.
This glossary covers terms found in the psychiatric literature; the word origins are primarily Greek, but there are also Latin, French, German, and English terms. Many of these terms refer to expressions dating from the early days of psychiatry in Europe; some are deprecated, and thus are of historic interest.
Agoraphobia [1] is a mental and behavioral disorder, [5] specifically an anxiety disorder characterized by symptoms of anxiety in situations where the person perceives their environment to be unsafe with no easy way to escape. [1]