An Excess of Phobias and ManiasSenior Scribe Publications, 2003 - 202 pages |
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... cats , thunderstorms , crowded places , and closed rooms . • People with animal phobias usually only have symptoms in the presence of , or anticipated presence of , their phobic objects . • Snakes , spiders , and birds have been the ...
... cats , thunderstorms , crowded places , and closed rooms . • People with animal phobias usually only have symptoms in the presence of , or anticipated presence of , their phobic objects . • Snakes , spiders , and birds have been the ...
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... cat phobia : " Some , that are mad if they behold a cat . " Robert Burton ( 1577-1640 ) , an English clergyman , scholar , and writer , wrote in the Anatomy of Melancholy ( 1621 ) about the fear of going away from the safety of home ...
... cat phobia : " Some , that are mad if they behold a cat . " Robert Burton ( 1577-1640 ) , an English clergyman , scholar , and writer , wrote in the Anatomy of Melancholy ( 1621 ) about the fear of going away from the safety of home ...
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... cat ; while for others , the fear is induced only if the cat comes very close or touches them . Some individuals get overly anxious about what is perceived to be cats staring at them . aeroacrophobia : Fear of open - high places ...
... cat ; while for others , the fear is induced only if the cat comes very close or touches them . Some individuals get overly anxious about what is perceived to be cats staring at them . aeroacrophobia : Fear of open - high places ...
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