Zoophobia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zoophobia or animal phobia may have one of two closely related meanings: a generic term for the class of specific phobias to particular animals,[1] or an irrational fear or even simply dislike of any non-human animals.
Examples of specific zoophobias would be entomophobias, such as that of bees (apiphobia). Fears of spiders (arachnophobia) and snakes (ophidiophobia) are also common. See the article at -phobia for the list of various phobias. Sigmund Freud mentioned that an animal phobia is one of the most frequent psychoneurotic diseases among children.[1]
Zoophobia should not be confused with sensible fear of dangerous or threatening animals, such as the fear of wild bears or venomous snakes.
[edit] Phobias of certain animals
| Picture | Name of phobias | Fear |
|---|---|---|
 |
Agrizoophobia | of wild animals |
 |
Ailurophobia | of cats |
 |
Apiphobia | of bees |
 |
Arachnophobia | of spiders |
 |
Bovinophobia | of cattle |
 |
Chiroptophobia | of bats |
 |
Cynophobia | of dogs |
 |
Entomophobia | of insects |
 |
Equinophobia | of horses |
 |
Herpetophobia | of reptiles and amphibians |
.jpg) |
Ichthyophobia | of fish |
.jpg) |
Mottephobia | of butterflies and moths |
 |
Murophobia | of mice and rats |
.jpg) |
Ophidiophobia | of snakes |
 |
Ornithophobia | of birds |
 |
Selachophobia | of sharks |
 |
Scoleciphobia | of worms |
 |
lutraphobia | of otters |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b Nandor Fodor, Frank Gaynor, "Freud: Dictionary of Psychoanalysis", 2004: ISBN 0-7607-5301-6 (initial publ. 1950), article "Zoophobia, infantile", pp. 205-206
| This abnormal psychology-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
