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Triskaidekaphobia

Clinical and Motivational Phenomena

Triskaidekaphobia is the fear or avoidance of the number 13, and is also cited as a reason for the fear of Friday the 13th specifically, called paraskevidekatriaphobia or friggatriskaidekaphobia. The term was in use as early as 1910, when it appeared in Isador Coriat's Abnormal Psychology.

Facts
Partially Attested
First Described Year
1910 1
The term was used as early as 1910 by Isador Coriat in Abnormal Psychology. (w-bbfill-psychology6-0926)
Classification
Type of Phenomenon
Emotional Phenomenon 1
Diagnostic Chapter
Anxiety or Fear-Related Disorders 2
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Source Triskaidekaphobia (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Triskaidekaphobia (Wikipedia)
  • Wikipedia Triskaidekaphobia lead paragraph (w-bbfill-psych-diag-0926, keyword classification against phenomenon-kind enum definitions, hand-checked)
  • Wikipedia article text
    The term was used as early as 1910 by Isador Coriat in Abnormal Psychology.
  • In Branch: Abnormal Psychology, Lead
    The term was used as early as in 1910 by Isador Coriat in Abnormal Psychology.
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2. ICD-11 Browser (WHO)
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