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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 ...
Explorations is a documentary television series that looks into the many aspects of the human life with science, technology and research. Three series have been broadcast. Series 1 – 6 x 1hr, Series 2 – 13 x 1/2hr, Series 3 – 13 x 1/2hr.
Among adults, 21.2 percent of women and 10.9 percent of men have a single specific phobia, while multiple phobias occur in 5.4 percent of females and 1.5 percent of males. [65] Women are nearly four times as likely as men to have a fear of animals (12.1 percent in women and 3.3 percent in men) — a higher dimorphic than with all specific or ...
Fear is a strong emotion and it can be manipulated to persuade people into making emotional rather than reasoned choices. From car commercials that imply that having fewer airbags will cause the audience's family harm, to disinfectant commercials that show pathogenic bacteria lurking on every surface , fear-based advertising works. [ 16 ]
For the four checkpoints, teams must drink a disgusting smoothie, crack a code in a number game, toss large screws into a target, and arrange weights in order of lightest to heaviest.
Humans move underground to survive, and to explore the Earth's surface, humans have to wear space suits. At 300 °F (149 °C), water begins to evaporate much faster than it does today. The concentration of water vapor increases in the atmosphere, displacing oxygen , but despite the intense heat, oxygen levels become so low that fires cannot start.
Humans is a science fiction television series that debuted in June 2015 on Channel 4 and on AMC.Written by Jonathan Brackley and Sam Vincent, based on the Swedish science fiction drama Real Humans, the series explores the themes of artificial intelligence, robotics, and their effects on the future of humanity, focusing on the social, cultural, and psychological impact of the invention and ...
It focuses on one's fears and the reason they exist. It tries to change and challenge the thought processes behind one's fear. Studies have shown that it has been effective in treating people with equinophobia. [5] [7] Convincing the patient that horses are not natural threats to humans and even humans have been predators of horses can help.