Numerophobia, also called arithmophobia or mathematics anxiety, is an anxiety disorder involving fear of dealing with numbers or mathematics; sometimes the term refers to fear of particular numbers, and some people with the condition may be afraid of even numbers, odd numbers, unlucky numbers or lucky numbers. Those with the phobia may have a hard time holding certain jobs, paying bills or managing a budget.
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Type of Phenomenon Diagnostic ChapterAnxiety or Fear-Related Disorders 2 Everyday Context Everyday Context Connections
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Source Numerophobia (Wikipedia)
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1. Numerophobia (Wikipedia)
- Wikipedia Numerophobia lead paragraph (w-bbfill-psych-diag-0926, keyword classification against phenomenon-kind enum definitions, hand-checked)
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Numerophobia, arithmophobia, or mathematics anxiety is an anxiety disorder, involving fear of dealing with numbers or mathematics.
View the Source2. ICD-11 Browser (WHO)
World Health Organization- Diagnostic Chapter: Anxiety or Fear-Related Disorders
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