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Chemophobia

Clinical and Motivational Phenomena

Chemophobia, also called chemphobia or chemonoia, is an aversion to or prejudice against chemicals or chemistry. The phenomenon has been ascribed both to a reasonable concern over the potential adverse effects of synthetic chemicals and to an irrational fear of these substances stemming from misconceptions about their potential for harm, particularly the possibility that exposure to some synthetic chemicals could raise a person's risk of cancer; consumer products labeled natural or chemical free appeal to chemophobic sentiment by offering what appears to be a safer alternative.

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Type of Phenomenon
Emotional Phenomenon 1
Diagnostic Chapter
Anxiety or Fear-Related Disorders 2
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Source Chemophobia (Wikipedia)
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1. Chemophobia (Wikipedia)
  • Wikipedia Chemophobia lead paragraph (w-bbfill-psych-diag-0926, keyword classification against phenomenon-kind enum definitions, hand-checked)
  • In Branch: Abnormal Psychology, Categories
    Wikipedia article 'Chemophobia' is filed under Category:Phobias.
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2. ICD-11 Browser (WHO)
World Health Organization
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