| Author: varun sharma 03 Jun 2008 | Member Level: Gold | Rating:  Points: 6 |
Hi... The answer is Peniaphobia.
Peniaphobia :
Defined as "a persistent, abnormal, and unwarranted fear of poverty", each year this surprisingly common phobia causes countless people needless distress.
Known by a number of names - Peniaphobia and Fear of Poverty being the most common - the problem often significantly impacts the quality of life. It can cause panic attacks and keep people apart from loved ones and business associates. Symptoms typically include shortness of breath, rapid breathing, irregular heartbeat, sweating, nausea, and overall feelings of dread, although everyone experiences peniaphobia in their own way and may have different symptoms.
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| Author: sundeep 03 Jun 2008 | Member Level: Gold | Rating: Points: 2 |
Thanks for your quick response . Seems that you prepared for GRE.
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| Author: sundeep 03 Jun 2008 | Member Level: Gold | Rating: Points: 2 |
Here is the another sentense for which i need one word
"Fear of heights"
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| Author: mohan 03 Jun 2008 | Member Level: Gold | Rating: Points: 2 |
"Fear of heights" is Altophobia
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| Author: sundeep 03 Jun 2008 | Member Level: Gold | Rating: Points: 2 |
Thanks mohan for your reply but appreciate if you can explain the word, as Varun did.
This is to give the users commonly used words.
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| Author: sundeep 03 Jun 2008 | Member Level: Gold | Rating: Points: 2 |
Thanks mohan for your reply but appreciate if you can explain the word, as Varun did.
This is to give the users commonly used words.
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| Author: mohan 03 Jun 2008 | Member Level: Gold | Rating: Points: 3 |
ok sundeep.,
I do
Traditionally, acrophobia has been attributed, like other irrational fears, to conditioning or a traumatic experience involving heights. Recent studies have cast doubt on this explanation;[1] fear of falling, along with fear of loud noises, is one of the most commonly suggested inborn or non-associative fears. The newer non-association theory is that fear of heights is an evolved adaptation to a prehistory where falls posed a significant danger. The degree of fear varies and the term phobia is reserved for those at the extreme end of the spectrum. It has been argued by researchers that fear of heights is an instinct found in many mammals, including domestic animals and human beings.
An acrophobic, on the other hand, continues to overrely on visual signals whether because of inadequate vestibular function or incorrect strategy. Locomotion at a high elevation requires more than normal visual processing. The visual cortex becomes overloaded resulting in confusion. Some proponents of the alternative view of acrophobia warn that it may be ill-advised to encourage acrophobics to expose themselves to height without first resolving the vestibular issues. Research is underway at several clinics
For more information :: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altophobia.
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| Author: sundeep 03 Jun 2008 | Member Level: Gold | Rating: Points: 2 |
Thanks for your search fromthe wikipedia. but mohan i am sorry to say you this, it is a rule in isc not to post the content directly from another website. So, for next replies make sure of it. Ok any way good . nice explanation.
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| Author: sundeep 03 Jun 2008 | Member Level: Gold | Rating: Points: 2 |
Thanks guys for your best replies, Here is the another line can you give the word
"FEAR OF SPEED"
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| Author: sundeep 03 Jun 2008 | Member Level: Gold | Rating: Points: 2 |
Common users, just revise your words. This would be more helpful to you as well.
Ok i am providing one more line, "Fear of Strangers " will see who will reply first with explanation. The person with good explanation will be given 6 points. as i did above. got it.
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| Author: varun sharma 03 Jun 2008 | Member Level: Gold | Rating: Points: 2 |
Hi Sundeep... I once prepared for GRE.. presently working
Fear of Speed : Tachophobia
Meaning: A person with severe Tachophobia can be afraid to ride in a car.
Person suffering with this fear usually avoids being in the situation where he/she has to face fast speed moving objects such as car running down the highway/freeway..
There are some treatments also for people suffering from this fear...such as practicing driving the car on a slope and increasing the speed when going up and slowing down when going down.....
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| Author: hari 04 Jun 2008 | Member Level: Silver | Rating: Points: 2 |
These words are actually used for the Gre Aspirants
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