Triskaidekaphobia is the fear or avoidance of the number 13, and is also cited as a reason for the fear of Friday the 13th specifically, called paraskevidekatriaphobia or friggatriskaidekaphobia. The term was in use as early as 1910, when it appeared in Isador Coriat's Abnormal Psychology.
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Type of Phenomenon Diagnostic ChapterAnxiety or Fear-Related Disorders 2 Partially Attested
First Described YearThe term was used as early as 1910 by Isador Coriat in Abnormal Psychology. Connections
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Source Triskaidekaphobia (Wikipedia)
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1. Triskaidekaphobia (Wikipedia)
- Wikipedia Triskaidekaphobia lead paragraph (w-bbfill-psych-diag-0926, keyword classification against phenomenon-kind enum definitions, hand-checked)
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The term was used as early as in 1910 by Isador Coriat in Abnormal Psychology.
In Branch: Abnormal Psychology, Lead
The term was used as early as in 1910 by Isador Coriat in Abnormal Psychology.
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