What phobias are in the DSM?
Types of specific phobias
- Environmental phobias – including deep water, heights and germs.
- Animal phobias – including a fear of dogs, snakes or spiders.
- Situational phobias – such as flying in an airplane or visiting the dentist.
- Bodily phobias – including blood or having shots.
Is Scopophobia in the DSM?
Scopophobia isn’t recognized in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-5). However, it could be categorized under the diagnostic criteria for specific phobias, such as social anxiety disorder (SAD).
Is Trypophobia a rare phobia?
How common is trypophobia? Some studies suggest that as many as 17% of children and adults (about one in six people) have some degree of trypophobia. It’s a fairly new disorder first named in 2005.
What is the most common fear in 2021?
Americans’ Top 10 Fears, 2021
- Loved ones dying.
- Loved ones becoming seriously ill.
- Mass shootings.
- Not having enough money for retirement.
- Terrorism.
- Government corruption.
- Becoming terminally ill.
- Hate crimes.
What are the 5 types of phobias?
V-Z 1 Venustraphobia – Fear of beautiful women. 2 Verminophobia – Fear of germs. 3 Wiccaphobia – Fear of witches and witchcraft. 4 Xenophobia – Fear of strangers or foreigners. 5 Zoophobia – Fear of animals.
What are some phobias you are afraid of?
1 Samhainophobia – Fear of Halloween 2 Scolionophobia – Fear of school 3 Scoptophobia – Fear of being stared at 4 Selenophobia – Fear of the moon 5 Sociophobia – Fear of social evaluation 6 Somniphobia – Fear of sleep
What are some examples of phobias that start with U?
Uranophobia – Fear of heaven Urophobia – Fear of urine or urinating V Vaccinophobia – Fear of vaccinations Venustraphobia – Fear of beautiful women Verbophobia – Fear of words Verminophobia – Fear of germs Vestiphobia – Fear of clothing Virginitiphobia – Fear of rape Vitricophobia – Fear of stepfathers W
What are some examples of phobias in literature?
Electrophobia – Fear of electricity Eleutherophobia – Fear of freedom Emetophobia – Fear of vomiting Enetophobia – Fear of pins Enochlophobia – Fear of crowds Enosiophobia – Fear of criticism or committing an unpardonable sin