Phasmophobia is the fear of ghosts, a specific phobia centered on the belief or possibility of encountering a supernatural apparition. It can produce anxiety in dark, unfamiliar or reputedly haunted places, and unlike an animal or situational phobia its trigger is a culturally transmitted belief rather than a physical stimulus, which makes reassurance alone a less effective treatment approach on its own.
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Type of Phenomenon Diagnostic ChapterAnxiety or Fear-Related Disorders 1 Sources
1. Wikipedia: Fear of ghosts
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A persistent fear of ghosts is sometimes phasmophobia, a type of specific phobia. It derives from Greek φάσμα, phásma, meaning "apparition" and -φοβία, -phobía, meaning "fear".
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