Whether its a child fearing the boogey man bogyphobia or even fear of the number triskadekaphobia. A specific phobia is an unrealistic or extreme fear of a specific situation, object, or setting. The principal of an islamic school explained, one of the major pillars of islam is to give to charity, and people are afraid to give now because they believe that law enforcement is trying to link people to each other. It describes mentalities and actions that demean an entire class of people. An irrational fear of spiders is called arachnophobia. In universals scenario, for example, a female drama voice coach develops both bibliophobia and metrophobia, making it difficult or impossible to do her job. They lined the hallways of the state capitol, where lawmakers were deliberating on an antiterrorism statute that, in its original wording, singled out shariah, or islamic law, as a security threat the latest effort in a national movement fueled by rising antipathy toward muslims. Images of muslims in western scholarship and media after 9 11 article pdf available in domes. The term, which we use, for describing irrational and excessive fear is, phobia. Maybe youll discover a phobia that you never knew you had. Data are presented on the general population prevalences, correlates, comorbidities, and impairments associated with dsmiiir phobias. The new fears caused by pressures of 21st century living a tongueincheek look at some fears and phobias that can be blamed on our 21stcentury lives. Face your fears and scare the phobia out of your brain positive exposure to a dreaded thing, like a spider, can scare the heebiejeebies right out of you, study says.
The 15 strangest phobias and why they include the fear of. The pentagon after being struck by american airlines flight 77 p. Mentioned below is the list of phobias, with their common triggers and symptoms. Astraphobia or astrapophobia fear of thunder and lightning. Phobias were assessed with a revised version of the composite international diagnostic interview. Seventeen years after 9 11, muslims are still presumed guilty sep 11, 2018. The origin of the word demo is greek meaning people and phobia is greek meaning fear. People with this fear avoid places that are known to be crowded places or heavily populated. Claustrophobia is a situational phobia triggered by an irrational and intense fear of tight or crowded spaces. Demophobia is considered to be a social phobia, which is discussed on the home page. Fear of the dark is very common in children and is in fact seen as a normal part of development.
Overcoming dentophobia, a fear of the dentist it is estimated that nearly seventy five percent of adults in the united states experience some amount of fear with regards to visiting a dentist. A fear of chins is a real thing, according to the blaze. After launching cruise missile strikes against al qaeda targets in afghanistan. The answer to this question is still not totally understood. The website of the path to 911 has a sickening clip called how to create a riot on its video menu you can learn about the village in morocco, ouarzazate, that hollywood relies. While some people like the thrill of mountaineering, some others fear height. Today i am sharing the word list on phobias intense fear of which is very important for your upcoming competitive exams. Phobia refers to an extreme or irrational fear of certain situations, objects, place, thing, or people. Researchers in 2007 studied a sample of 511 children and adolescents aged 816. Demophobia is the fear of crowds of people or mobs.
In these data visualizations youll see that while attacks have dropped in. The effects of 911 on attitudes toward immigration and the. Due to the saliency of the traumatic events of september 11, generalizing the terrorists of 9 11 to all muslims could possibly explain the presence of these negative attitudes. This article will tell you what phobias are, how they are created, and most importantly, how to. Ceraunophobia, keraunophobia astrophobia fear of stars or celestial space.
Athophobia 10 traumatic phobias inspired by nature mnn. Phobias strange but simple, terrible but treatable if you have a phobia, or know someone who has, you may have been baffled by it, or feel helpless in its grasp. The word itself comes from the greek word phobos, which means. How islam and muslims were misrepresented and misinterpreted by the western countries after 911. Fear of open spaces, crowds, or leaving a safe place 4. This manual represents the draft version of chapter 11 for the second edition of the following book, ed as above. Many people suffer from a generalized social phobia, in which they fear and avoid social and interpersonal interactions of any kind the most common being public speaking. Anxiety after 911 in the aftermath of 911, some 4 million americans faced exaggerated fears or generalized anxiety disorder. British south asian muslims, islamophobia, multiculturalism, and the state article pdf available in the american journal of islamic social sciences 2. It really catapulted many muslims like myself, especially muslim women who wear the headscarf, into this very visible. Though the 40page section was mostly respectful, focusing on the victims and personal remembrances of that horrible day, there was some scattered politicized reporting within the section, and some objectionable editorializing elsewhere in the times september 11 edition. Millions of humans suffer from fears, phobias and anxiety. Liz losh and ann bartow at sivacracy point out some impressive artistic displays of the expansion of antiarab xenophobia as perpetrated by hollywood since and prior to sept.
Phobias strange but simple, terrible but treatable. Most of us find it difficult at times to stay on task and none of us are 100 percent convinced that we love mondays. The following is a complete, alphabetical list of phobias from a to z. Suleyman participated in a protest at the state capitol building in tennessee. For example, one may have a fear of medical or dental visits, heights, flying, elevators, germs, or. Face your fears and scare the phobia out of your brain. Post 9 11 islamophobia demanded that all muslims answer for the violent actions of a few extremists. Seventeen years after 911, muslims are still presumed. Gk notes in pdf different people react differently to various stimuli. There are many other phobias that do not fit into one of the categories described above.
Of that percentage, about five to ten percent of those people have a strong enough fear to be considered sufferers of a dental phobia. These two seem potentially unfounded fears, though there are real people who are particularly afraid of them. Certainly fears are crippling to the person with the phobia. They are much more than normal fear and around 50 million people in the us have a phobia. After all, we know were facing presentations, tasks, meetings, projects, etc. The terrorist attacks of september 11, 2001, were a defining moment for a generation, and the decade that followed saw significant changes in government that. A specific phobia is an intense and irrational fear of a specified object or situation. In this regard, attention is paid to the characterization of acts of terrorism as armed attack, the reaction of the security council in the aftermath of 911 and the right. Images of muslims in western scholarship and media after 911. Limnophobia 10 traumatic phobias inspired by nature. However, its also thought that phobias are learned behaviors.
I have a huge phobia of driving after being in a car accident this phobia affects all aspects of my life. Simple phobias, another term for specific phobias, usually begin at least by age 10, and are linked to a negative childhood experience. The media construction of terrorism pre and post911 taryn butler. Agoraphobia, simple phobia, and social phobia in the.
A phobia is an irrational fear of something thats unlikely to cause harm. Although this phobia is rather unusual, it makes an excellent backdrop for certain halloween events, such as universal orlandos halloween horror nights. According to data from the fbi, there was a spike in hate crimes against muslims after the attacks on september 11, 2001. Agoraphobia is a disorder that is characterized by anxiety or fear in situations such as wide open spaces, enclosed spaces, social situations or unfamiliar places. Acarophobia fear of itching or tiny insects that cause itching. I wouldnt ever think of chins as a phobia, but there is a real fear surrounding it for some people. Evidence for this is found in reports that directly after september 11, individuals identified to be muslim in europe were targeted and attacked because they were. However, for ergophobiacs, the fear of work extends far beyond the sunday night jitters. Agoraphobia is an anxiety disorder characterized by intense fear of places or situations from which escape might be difficult. This anxiety disorder affects about 19 million adults and women are two times more likely than men to have a specific phobia.
Islamophobia is an unfounded fear and hostility toward islam and muslims that results in discrimination, bias, marginalization, and at times, violence. This may restrict their ability to socialize, work or participate in everyday activities. I am unable to do daily tasks such as driving to the supermarket at busy hours of the day. It can be triggered by things like being locked in a windowless room, being stuck in. The 911 attacks on the world trade center and the pentagon were far. I was going to pick up a 12 gallon of milk, but all the expiration dates were 911, so i. Demophobia crowd fear, mob fear, crowds fear, mobs fear. A large amount of new research is in the study behind the reason of phobias, anxieties. I miss out on social events if it means driving somewhere im not comfortable with. The reconstitution of national homogeneity after 911 was supported. Agoraphobia can cause people to avoid places or situations that may cause them to panic.
The september 11, 2001 terror attacks on the world trade center twin towers in new york and on the pentagon near washington, d. A phobia is a type of anxiety disorder, usually defined as a persistent fear of an object or situation the affected person will go to great lengths to avoid, typically disproportional to the actual danger posed. Social phobias tend to develop soon after puberty and, if left untreated, can last a lifetime. Al qaeda became very popular after the attacks of september. These fears can be highly limiting and often a phobic will create new phobias on top of their original phobia. That dynamic forced them into a model muslim role that didnt always feel fair, many muslim americans told huffpost. People with agoraphobia fear crowds and typically wish to stay at. Some patients suffer multiple specific phobias simultaneously.