The fear of dolls, also known as pediophobia or glenophobia, is a specific phobia of human-like toys for children, mannequins and ventriloquists' dummies, and may also transfer to other human-like models such as wax figures; to be considered a phobia, the fear must be persistent, intense and out of proportion to the threat. Fear of dolls has been exploited by horror films such as Child's Play and The Conjuring, both of which feature evil dolls.
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Type of Phenomenon Diagnostic ChapterAnxiety or Fear-Related Disorders 2 Sources
1. Wikipedia: Fear of dolls
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_of_dollsQuote, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_of_dolls
a specific phobia of human-like toys for children, mannequins, and ventriloquist's dummies
2. World Health Organization ICD-11: 6B03 Specific phobia
World Health Organization ICD-11Foundation entity 239513569, DescriptionQuote, Foundation entity 239513569, Description
Specific phobia is characterised by a marked and excessive fear or anxiety that consistently occurs upon exposure or anticipation of exposure to one or more specific objects or situations (e.g., proximity to certain animals, flying, heights, closed spaces, sight of blood or injury) that is out of proportion to actual danger.
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