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A '''phobia''' was a psychiatric disorder causing fear of a particular object or situation. | |||
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[[Lesterson]] observed that an [[examiner]], actually the [[Second Doctor]] had a phobia regarding the [[Dalek]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'') | |||
[[Bradley (In the Forest of the Night)|Bradley]] was "darkness-phobic" and had a note to prove it. ([[TV]]: [[In the Forest of the Night (TV story)|''In the Forest of the Night'']]) | [[Bradley (In the Forest of the Night)|Bradley]] was "darkness-phobic" and had a note to prove it. ([[TV]]: [[In the Forest of the Night (TV story)|''In the Forest of the Night'']]) | ||
[[Larles]] had a phobia of [[squirrel]]s, which she did not name. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Ring Theory (short story)|Ring Theory]]'') | [[Larles]] had a phobia of [[squirrel]]s, which she did not name. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Ring Theory (short story)|Ring Theory]]'') | ||
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Revision as of 12:46, 11 November 2022
A phobia was a psychiatric disorder causing fear of a particular object or situation.
Named phobias
Agoraphobia was the fear of open spaces and the outside. (PROSE: The Algebra of Ice)
Ailurophobia was the fear of felines. (AUDIO: Nevermore)
Anachrophobia was a fear of temporal displacement. (PROSE: Anachrophobia)
Aphenphosmphobia was the fear of physical contact. (PROSE: The Tunnel at the End of the Light)
Aquaphobia was the fear of water. (AUDIO: House of Blue Fire)
Arachnophobia was the fear of spiders. (PROSE: The Scarlet Empress)
Athazagoraphobia was the fear of being forgotten or ignored. (AUDIO: House of Blue Fire)
Blattodephobia was the fear of cockroaches. (AUDIO: House of Blue Fire)
Catoptrophobia was the fear of mirrors, of seeing one's reflection. (AUDIO: House of Blue Fire)
Chocophobia was the fear of chocolate. (AUDIO: Memory Lane)
Claustrophobia was the fear of enclosed spaces. (TV: Detained)
Coulrophobia was the fear of clowns. (TV: The Day of the Clown)
Haemophobia was the fear of blood. (TV: The Girl Who Died)
Pantophobia was the fear of everything. (TV: Night Terrors)
Technophobia was the fear of advanced technology. (AUDIO: Technophobia)
Teleportaphobia was a fear of of near-instant transport methods such as teleportation, transmat and T-Mat. (PROSE: Down)
Triskaidekaphobia was a fear of the number 13. (COMIC: A Confusion of Angels)
Xenophobia was, as Ian Chesterton put it, a "dislike for the unlike". (TV: "The Ambush") Cymrophobia was a form of xenophobia against Welsh people. (AUDIO: Superiority Complex)
Unnamed phobias
Lesterson observed that an examiner, actually the Second Doctor had a phobia regarding the Daleks. (TV: The Power of the Daleks)
Bradley was "darkness-phobic" and had a note to prove it. (TV: In the Forest of the Night)
Larles had a phobia of squirrels, which she did not name. (PROSE: Ring Theory)
