Panphobia, also called omniphobia, pantophobia or panophobia, is a vague and persistent dread of some unknown evil; it is not registered as a distinct type of phobia in medical references.
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Type of Phenomenon Diagnostic ChapterAnxiety or Fear-Related Disorders 2 First Described YearThe term panphobia was coined by Théodule-Armand Ribot in his 1911 work The Psychology of the Emotions. (w-bbfill-psychology6-0926) Connections
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Source Panphobia (Wikipedia)
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- Also in Medicine Atlas: Panphobia, the same subject.
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1. Panphobia (Wikipedia)
- Wikipedia Panphobia lead paragraph (w-bbfill-psych-diag-0926, keyword classification against phenomenon-kind enum definitions, hand-checked)
Wikipedia article text
The term panphobia was coined by Théodule-Armand Ribot in his 1911 work The Psychology of the Emotions.
In Branch: Abnormal Psychology, Categories
Wikipedia article 'Panphobia' is filed under Category:Phobias.
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