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Can you determine which one from the list below is not a real phobia?

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A phobia is an irrational fear or hatred of a specific thing or situation which compels one to avoid it despite awareness and reassurance that the object or situation is not dangerous. Listed below are the names and definitions of six phobias. Five are real phobias documented in psychology journals, while one is an imposter.
Can you determine which one from the list below is not a real phobia?

Trichopathophobia - Fear of hair
Pentheraphobia - Fear of mother-in-law
Aibohphobia - Fear of Palindromes
Doraphobia - Fear of fur or skins of animals
Logizomechanophobia - Fear of computers.
Onomatophobia- Fear of hearing a certain word or of certain names.

posted Feb 5, 2016 by Anuradha Tabyal

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The mother-in-law, as a phobia is for imaginary danger.

answer Feb 14, 2016 by Jcm



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