A specific phobia whose feared object is death, dying, the dead, or a belief in a supernatural or monstrous presence, a recurring theme across cultures and across the history of clinical psychology's own catalog of named fears. This group gathers the death-related and supernatural-themed phobias recorded under Psychology's Specific Phobias group, including fear of death itself, fear of the dead or of being buried alive, and fears centered on ghosts, monsters or other imagined threatening presences.
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Phobia Type (DSM-5) Death, Ghosts and the Supernatural
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1. Wikipedia: Specific phobia
WikipediaSpecific phobia, DSM-5 types section, other type (residual, death/ghosts bucket)Quote, Specific phobia, DSM-5 types section, other type (residual, death/ghosts bucket)
Situations which can lead to choking or vomiting, and children's fears of loud sounds or costumed characters.
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