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Heptadecaphobia

Clinical and Motivational Phenomena

Heptadecaphobia is the fear of the number 17. It is considered ill-fated in Italy and other countries of Greek and Latin origin, where the date Friday the 17th is considered especially unfortunate, and the number is feared due to superstition, similar in nature to the fear of the number 13 in Anglo-Saxon countries.

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Classification
Type of Phenomenon
Emotional Phenomenon 1
Diagnostic Chapter
Anxiety or Fear-Related Disorders 2
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In Branch

Abnormal Psychology, Branches of Psychology
Source Heptadecaphobia (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Heptadecaphobia (Wikipedia)
  • Wikipedia Heptadecaphobia lead paragraph (w-bbfill-psych-diag-0926, keyword classification against phenomenon-kind enum definitions, hand-checked)
  • In Branch: Abnormal Psychology, Categories
    Wikipedia article 'Heptadecaphobia' is filed under Category:Phobias.
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2. ICD-11 Browser (WHO)
World Health Organization
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