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Getting
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Behind the Scenes |
While there are many phobias, some of the most
common are things you may not suspect.
The three most common phobias are:
#1: Agoraphobia: fear of open spaces
#2: Catagelophobia: fear of public embarassment
#3: Amaxophobia: fear of being in a car
| Children ages 2-4 |
Zoophobia: fear of animals |
| Ophidiophobia: fear of snakes |
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| Children ages 10-13 |
Scoptophobia or Achluophobia: being afraid of
the dark |
| Astrapobia or Keraunophobia: afraid of thunder
and lightening |
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| Young Children |
Xenophobia: being afriad of strangers |
| Young people |
Scolionophobia: fear of school |
| Adult |
Glossophobia: fear of public speaking |
| Aychiphobia or Kakorrhaphiophobia: fear of
failure |
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| Testophobia: fear of taking test |
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| Eremophoba or Eremiphobia: fear of being alone |
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| Traumatophobia: fear of blood and ingury |
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| Trypanophobia: fear of injections |
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| Dentophobia: fear of dentists |
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| Sociophobia: fear of authority figures |
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| Aviophobia or Aviatophobia or
Pteromerhanophobia: fear of flying in airplanes |
