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Astraphobia

Clinical and Motivational Phenomena

Astraphobia, also called astrapophobia, brontophobia, ceraunophobia or tonitrophobia, is a specific phobia involving fear of thunder and lightning, or an unwarranted fear of scattered or isolated thunderstorms. It is a treatable phobia that both humans and animals can develop.

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Emotional Phenomenon 1
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Anxiety or Fear-Related Disorders 1
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Source Wikipedia: Astraphobia
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1. Wikipedia: Astraphobia
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  • lead section, diagnostic classification
    Astraphobia, also known as astrapophobia, brontophobia, ceraunophobia, or tonitrophobia, is the fear of thunder and lightning or an unwarranted fear of scattered and/or isolated thunderstorms, a type of specific phobia.
  • In Branch: Abnormal Psychology, Categories
    Wikipedia article 'Astraphobia' is filed under Category:Environmental phobias.
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