In a study which compared the relative risks of transmission of both HBV and HIV, the reasons for physicians' underlying fears of particular contagions were also investigated and described.
Though it is normal to feel fear and stress — and an invaluable survival tool — a phobia, according to The Times's health guide, is a persistent and irrational fear of a particular type of object, animal, activity, or a situation that poses little to no actual danger.
Now, if procrastination is born from fear of a particular outcome then that's a different story.
What I have a problem with, is people using hyperbole to induce an irrational fear of a particular group with the goal of ultimately reducing their numbers.
An abused child may exhibit a sudden fear of a particular location, gender, or physical appearance (e.g. women with long brown hair, men with beards, etc).
It is delicate because of fear, in particular fear of the Communications Workers of America.
Include medical associations concerned with extending life, advocates for persons with disabilities who fear the elimination of particular groups from society, and other groups.
This might reflect heightened fear or dread of particular diseases, perceptions of life-time risk or a form of ageism, with the view that dementia and stroke are inevitable conditions associated with the ageing process.
According to legal scholar Cass Sunstein [1] 'Terrorists show a working knowledge of' the dynamics of fear, in particular, the kinds of spectacles that prompt the general public to become afraid.
In grappling with the fear of death, in particular, he was influenced by Lucretian materialism.
