Phobia↕ | Scientific Name↕ | Fear Of↕ | Prevalence↕ | Category↕ | Treatment↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arachnophobia | Arachnophobia | Spiders | common | animal | Exposure therapy, CBT, virtual reality therapy |
Ophidiophobia | Ophidiophobia | Snakes | common | animal | Systematic desensitization, CBT |
Acrophobia | Acrophobia | Heights | common | situational | Exposure therapy, CBT, VR therapy |
Claustrophobia | Claustrophobia | Enclosed spaces | common | situational | CBT, gradual exposure, relaxation techniques |
Cynophobia | Cynophobia | Dogs | common | animal | Exposure therapy, CBT, desensitization |
Trypanophobia | Trypanophobia | Needles and injections | common | body | Applied tension technique, CBT, exposure |
Astraphobia | Astraphobia | Thunder and lightning | common | natural | CBT, desensitization, relaxation training |
Mysophobia | Mysophobia | Germs and contamination | common | other | CBT, exposure and response prevention (ERP) |
Aerophobia | Aerophobia | Flying | common | situational | CBT, exposure therapy, flight simulation programs |
Trypophobia | Trypophobia | Clusters of small holes | common | other | CBT, exposure therapy, relaxation techniques |
Agoraphobia | Agoraphobia | Open or crowded spaces, leaving home | uncommon | situational | CBT, medication (SSRIs), gradual exposure |
Glossophobia | Glossophobia | Public speaking | common | situational | CBT, practice exposure, breathing techniques |
Hemophobia | Hemophobia | Blood | common | body | Applied tension technique, gradual exposure |
Nyctophobia | Nyctophobia | Darkness | common | natural | CBT, relaxation, gradual night exposure |
Entomophobia | Entomophobia | Insects | common | animal | Exposure therapy, CBT, relaxation |
Thanatophobia | Thanatophobia | Death or dying | uncommon | other | CBT, existential therapy, mindfulness |
Aquaphobia | Aquaphobia | Water (especially deep water) | uncommon | natural | Gradual water exposure, swimming lessons, CBT |
Emetophobia | Emetophobia | Vomiting | uncommon | body | CBT, exposure and response prevention |
Coulrophobia | Coulrophobia | Clowns | uncommon | other | Exposure therapy, CBT |
Thalassophobia | Thalassophobia | Deep ocean or large bodies of water | uncommon | natural | CBT, gradual exposure, virtual reality therapy |
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