(obsessive) fear
31religiophobia — noun An irrational or obsessive fear or anxiety of religion, religious faith, religious people or religious organisations. Hence it is not necessary for the scientists to develop a sort of religiophobia nor is it necessary for the religious man… …
32cancerophobia — n. cancerphobia, abnormal obsessive fear of cancer or of developing cancer …
33bugbear — noun 1》 a cause of obsessive fear, anxiety, or irritation. 2》 archaic an imaginary being invoked to frighten children. Origin C16: prob. from obs. bug bogey (of unknown origin) + bear2 …
34nightmare — n. 1 a frightening or unpleasant dream. 2 colloq. a terrifying or very unpleasant experience or situation. 3 a haunting or obsessive fear. Derivatives: nightmarish adj. nightmarishly adv. Etymology: an evil spirit (incubus) once thought to lie on …
35persecution — n. the act or an instance of persecuting; the state of being persecuted. Phrases and idioms: persecution complex (or mania) an irrational obsessive fear that others are scheming against one …
36logophobia — /law geuh foh bee euh, log euh /, n. an obsessive fear of words. [1920 25; LOGO + PHOBIA] …
37Intrusive thoughts — are unwelcome, involuntary thoughts, images or unpleasant ideas that may become obsessions, are upsetting or distressing, and can be difficult to be free of and manage. [http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/ocdaction/index.asp?id=433 Intrusive thoughts] …
38mental disorder — Any illness with a psychological origin, manifested either in symptoms of emotional distress or in abnormal behaviour. Most mental disorders can be broadly classified as either psychoses or neuroses (see neurosis; psychosis). Psychoses (e.g.,… …
39Anxiety disorder — Classification and external resources The Scream (Norwegian: Skrik) an Expressionist painting by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch ICD 10 …
40Effects of stress on memory — The effects of stress on memory include interference with one’s capacity to encode and ability retrieve information.[1] When stress occurs, the body reacts by secreting stress hormones into the blood stream. Over secretion of stress hormones most …
