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Tetraphobia

Clinical and Motivational Phenomena

Tetraphobia is the practice of avoiding instances of the digit four. It is a superstition most common in East Asian nations and is associated with death.

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Classification
Type of Phenomenon
Emotional Phenomenon 1
Diagnostic Chapter
Anxiety or Fear-Related Disorders 2
Replication Standing
Fails 3
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Source Tetraphobia (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Tetraphobia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetraphobia
Quote, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetraphobia
a superstition most common in East Asian nations and is associated with death
2. ICD-11 Browser (WHO)
World Health Organization
  • Diagnostic Chapter: Anxiety or Fear-Related Disorders
3. Tetraphobia (Wikipedia)
  • Article text
    Subsequent efforts by other researchers have failed to replicate the findings reported by Phillips and collaborators.
  • In Branch: Abnormal Psychology, Lead section
    Tetraphobia (from Ancient Greek τετράς (tetrás) 'four') is the practice of avoiding instances of the digit number 4.
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