Ergophobia, also called ergasiophobia or ponophobia, is an extreme and debilitating fear associated with work, whether manual or non-manual labor, a fear of finding or losing employment, or a fear of specific workplace tasks. The term comes from the Greek ergon, work, and phobos, fear. Ergophobia is not specifically defined in the DSM-5, where it can be accounted for under the category of other specific phobia. Its features often overlap with social phobia or performance anxiety, including a fear of failing at assigned tasks, public speaking at work, socializing with co-workers, or emotional, psychological or physical injury on the job.
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Type of Phenomenon Diagnostic ChapterAnxiety or Fear-Related Disorders 1 Everyday Context Connections
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Ergophobia (also referred to as ergasiophobia or ponophobia) is described as an extreme and debilitating fear associated with work (manual labor, non-manual labor, etc.), a fear of finding or losing employment, or fear of specific tasks in the workplace.
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This can include the fear of failing at assigned tasks, public speaking at the workplace, performance anxiety, fear of socialising with co-workers, and fear of emotional, psychological and/or physical injuries at work.
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Criteria can be accounted for under the category of "Other" specific phobia 300.
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