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'''Phasmophobia''' is a type of [[specific phobia]], being an abnormal and persistent fear of [[ghost]]s, [[spectre]]s or phantasms.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Phasmophobia|title=Phasmophobia. (n.d.). Webster's New Millennium Dictionary of English, Preview Edition|accessdate=2008-10-21|publisher=Lexico Publishing Group}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=-ologies & -isms|first=Laurence|last=Urdang|isbn=0810311968|year=1986|publisher=Gale Research Co.}}</ref> It derives from the greek words ''"phasma"'' meaining "apparition" and ''"phobos"'' meaning "fear".<ref>{{cite book|title=Quick Fixes for Everyday Fears|first=Michael|last=Clarkson|isbn=1569244626|page=148|publisher=Marlowe & Co.|year=2004}}</ref>
[[Image:Henry Fuseli- Hamlet and his father's Ghost.JPG|thumb|right|Depiction of a ghost from [[Hamlet]]]]'''Phasmophobia''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: ''phasma'', "apparition", and φόβος, ''phobos'', "fear") is an abnormal, persistent or unwarranted fear of [[ghosts]] or [[spectres]].<ref>[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/phasmophobia Definition of phasmophobia]</ref><ref>[http://www.changethatsrightnow.com/problem_detail.asp?SDID=6472:1857 Phasmophobia: Treatment and Hope]</ref> Phasmophobia is a [[Phobia#Clinical phobias|clinical phobia]] generally classified under [[Specific phobia|specific phobias]], fear of a single specific panic trigger. [[Symptoms]] can include breathlessness, dizziness, excessive sweating, [[nausea]], dry mouth, feeling sick, shaking, [[heart palpitations]], inability to think clearly, a fear of dying, becoming mad or losing control, a sensation of detachment from reality or a full blown [[anxiety attack]].<ref>[http://www.phobia-fear-release.com/phasmophobia.html Phasmophobia symptoms]</ref>


==References==
== Causes ==
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Phasmophobia is similar to other specific phobia in that it is the result of the [[unconscious mind]] acting a defence mechanism and is thus classified as a type of [[mental health]] disorder.<ref>{{cite book|title=Human Diseases|first=Marianne|last=Neighbors|isbn=1401870880|publisher=Delmar Learning|year=2005|page=419}}</ref> It is often bought about by a person believing they have had an encounter with a ghost, most often at an early age, but can also be caused by television and films. When bought about by the latter it is often temporary.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Tapping Cure|first=Roberta|last=Temes|isbn=1569243247|publisher=Marlowe|year=2006|page=61}}</ref>


== Symptoms ==
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Phasmophobia is categorised by a series of symptoms that the sufferer experiences when they think they have seen a ghost, or apparition. The suffer usually experiences intense feelings of terror or dread and are often prone to panic or have [[panic attack]]s, these symptoms in turn result in an increased or rapid heart-beat.<ref>{{cite book|title=Anxiety and Its Disorders|first=David|last=Barlow|page=394|isbn=159385028X|publisher=Guilford Press|year=2004}}</ref>
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Phasmophobia is a type of specific phobia, being an abnormal and persistent fear of ghosts, spectres or phantasms.[1][2] It derives from the greek words "phasma" meaining "apparition" and "phobos" meaning "fear".[3]

Causes

Phasmophobia is similar to other specific phobia in that it is the result of the unconscious mind acting a defence mechanism and is thus classified as a type of mental health disorder.[4] It is often bought about by a person believing they have had an encounter with a ghost, most often at an early age, but can also be caused by television and films. When bought about by the latter it is often temporary.[5]

Symptoms

Phasmophobia is categorised by a series of symptoms that the sufferer experiences when they think they have seen a ghost, or apparition. The suffer usually experiences intense feelings of terror or dread and are often prone to panic or have panic attacks, these symptoms in turn result in an increased or rapid heart-beat.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Phasmophobia. (n.d.). Webster's New Millennium Dictionary of English, Preview Edition". Lexico Publishing Group. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
  2. ^ Urdang, Laurence (1986). -ologies & -isms. Gale Research Co. ISBN 0810311968.
  3. ^ Clarkson, Michael (2004). Quick Fixes for Everyday Fears. Marlowe & Co. p. 148. ISBN 1569244626.
  4. ^ Neighbors, Marianne (2005). Human Diseases. Delmar Learning. p. 419. ISBN 1401870880.
  5. ^ Temes, Roberta (2006). The Tapping Cure. Marlowe. p. 61. ISBN 1569243247.
  6. ^ Barlow, David (2004). Anxiety and Its Disorders. Guilford Press. p. 394. ISBN 159385028X.