Can You Identify the Phobia?
With over 400 phobias recognized by psychologists, there is clearly a great range of things that people can be cripplingly terrified of. With names ranging from the short, like Mysophobia, the fear of dirt and germs, to the long, like Chronomentrophobia, the fear of clocks, the world’s phobias are as varied and unique as the human responses to them. But how well do you think you could identify them purely by their name? Take our test and see how familiar you are with the fears of the world!
While there is no one treatment that can be described for phobias, they are highly treatable. The method of treatment needs to be changed from person to person and there is no one proven drug that can aid phobias, but plenty can be done in order to reduce the feelings of anxiety that a sufferer may experience.