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NEOPHOBIA [1 record]

Record 1 2012-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Phobias
DEF

Abnormal fear of and morbid aversion to anything new.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phobies
DEF

Crainte obsessionnelle de la nouveauté.

CONT

La peur d'essayer de nouveaux aliments, appelée «néophobie alimentaire», est très répandue chez les enfants.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fobias
CONT

El rechazo inicial por los alimentos nuevos o desconocidos se llama neofobia. Esta aparece principalmente en la introducción de alimentos durante el primer año de vida y nuevamente a los tres años de edad.

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