leprophobiasyn. oflepraphobia.[OED, ID] levophobiaFear of leftness and things to the left.[ID, WP] ligyrophobiasyn. ofacousticophobia.[ID] lilapsophobiaFear of tornadoes or hurricanes.[ID, CE] limnophobiaFear of lakes.[ID] linonophobiaFear of string.[ID, CE, WP] ...
Severe weather phobiaHurricanesAnxietyThe purpose of this study was to determine the effects of Hurricane Katrina on those with preexisting storm fear. Participants were divided into two groups, those with a fear of storms and control participants with no reported fears of any specific stimuli. ...
Jasmine reports that it is particularly distressing for her to hear news about recent weather events, especially hurricanes. She says that when she hears these stories, she worries for the rest of the day about the people who are affected, and she experiences concurrent muscle aches and ...
The brain through repetition learns specific fearful neural pathways, creating the habit of fight or flight- even when responding to non-threatening situations. Some people are more susceptible than others and develop what is called a “phobia,” or severe debilitating fear. Fear quickly escalates ...
Life is full of uncertainties. Life always has its uncertainties, but this year everyone has experienced a lot more challenges than usual. The coronavirus and its sudden spread around the world, has been on everyone’s minds. Some people have chosen to ignore the virus, while others have stay...
Similarly, research on blood-injection-injury-type-specific phobia clusters two fears different in their innateness: 1) an arguably ontogenetic memory-trace-overconsolidation-based fear (hospital phobia) and 2) a hardwired (innate) fear of the sight of one's blood or a sharp object penetrating ...