Numerophobia
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| Numerophobia | |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | Arithmophobia |
| Pronounce | N/A |
| Specialty | Psychiatry, Psychology |
| Symptoms | Anxiety, fear of numbers |
| Complications | N/A |
| Onset | Varies |
| Duration | Chronic |
| Types | N/A |
| Causes | Genetic predisposition, environmental factors |
| Risks | Stress, avoidance behavior |
| Diagnosis | Clinical assessment, psychological evaluation |
| Differential diagnosis | Generalized anxiety disorder, specific phobia |
| Prevention | N/A |
| Treatment | Cognitive behavioral therapy, exposure therapy, medication |
| Medication | N/A |
| Prognosis | Varies, often manageable with treatment |
| Frequency | Rare |
| Deaths | N/A |
Numerophobia, arithmophobia or mathematics anxiety is a anxiety disorder,[1][2]
[page needed] where the condition is fear of dealing with numbers or mathematics. Sometimes numerophobia refers to fear of particular numbers.[3][4]
Fears of specific numbers[edit]
- Tetraphobia – Fear of 4
- Triskaidekaphobia – Fear of 13
- 23 enigma – Fear of 23
References[edit]
- ↑ "How to Find Out in Psychology: A Guide to the Literature and Methods of Research", p 119
- ↑ Numerophobia Psychological, disorder. Understanding Psychology by Feldman(link). books.google.co.in.
- ↑ Alistair W., Doing Statistics With SPSS. online version, SAGE, ISBN 978-1-4462-3071-8,
- ↑ Ronald Manual, The Encyclopedia of Phobias, Fears, and Anxieties, Third Edition. online version, Infobase Publishing, ISBN 978-1-4381-2098-0,
