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Fear of Roller Coasters

Clinical and Motivational Phenomena

Fear of roller coasters, also known as veloxrotaphobia or informally as coaster-phobia, is an extreme fear of roller coasters, thought to originate from one or more of three factors: childhood trauma, fear of heights, or parental fears that rub off on their children. It may also be intensified by underlying fears such as claustrophobia.

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Type of Phenomenon
Emotional Phenomenon 1
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1. Wikipedia: Fear of roller coasters
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_of_roller_coasters
Quote, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_of_roller_coasters
the extreme fear of roller coasters
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