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ACROPHOBIA [2 records]

Record 1 2015-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Phobias
  • Clinical Psychology
DEF

The morbid fear of heights.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phobies
  • Psychologie clinique
DEF

Peur morbide de l'altitude.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fobias
  • Psicología clínica
DEF

Miedo irracional a las alturas [...]

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Record 2 2012-07-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Behaviour
  • Phobias
  • Mental Disorders
DEF

Morbid fear of depths, such as precipices, or of looking into deep places. In the specific case of "cremnophobia", the perspective being reversed, it is the fear of jumping off a high cliff into the depths below.

OBS

Related terms :acrophobia, hypsophobia(fear of high places).

Key term(s)
  • bathyphobia

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement humain
  • Phobies
  • Troubles mentaux
DEF

Crainte excessive des abîmes, des gouffres, des profondeurs ou des précipices.

OBS

Terme connexe : acrophobie.

Spanish

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