An Excess of Phobias and ManiasSenior Scribe Publications, 2003 - 202 pages |
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... washing . • Such phobias usually occur along with other obsessive - compulsive disorders . Examples of Phobic References from History Hippocrates ( 460-377 B.C. ) may have been the first to describe morbid fears when he wrote about a ...
... washing . • Such phobias usually occur along with other obsessive - compulsive disorders . Examples of Phobic References from History Hippocrates ( 460-377 B.C. ) may have been the first to describe morbid fears when he wrote about a ...
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... washing , or bathing , often accompanied by compulsive rituals . 2. A morbid impulse to wash or to bathe , or an incessant preoccupation with thoughts of frequent hand - washing , or bathing ; often seen as an obsessive - compulsive ...
... washing , or bathing , often accompanied by compulsive rituals . 2. A morbid impulse to wash or to bathe , or an incessant preoccupation with thoughts of frequent hand - washing , or bathing ; often seen as an obsessive - compulsive ...
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... washing ) , excessive anxiety when contemplating washing or when actually attempting to wash , and anxiety and dread when seeing others wash . Some who have this abnormal fear also fear water . A few may even fear that harm will come to ...
... washing ) , excessive anxiety when contemplating washing or when actually attempting to wash , and anxiety and dread when seeing others wash . Some who have this abnormal fear also fear water . A few may even fear that harm will come to ...
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An Excess of Phobias and Manias: A Compilation of Anxieties, Obsessions, and ... John G. Robertson No preview available - 2003 |
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