Sunday, November 15, 2009

What is the scientific name for a fear of asphyxiation? What is the scientific name for a fear of falling?

What is the scientific name for a fear of asphyxiation? What is the scientific name for a fear of falling? Please help!!

What is the scientific name for a fear of asphyxiation? What is the scientific name for a fear of falling?
Acrophobia, Altophobia, Batophobia, Hypsiphobia or Hyposophobia. (these are fears of heights not "falling" as such.





http://www.phobialist.com has a good list of phobias
Reply:Acrophobia is the fear of heights or maybe it's Barophobia, fear of gravity? Basiphobia is the direct fear of falling.





http://www.phobialist.com/#P-





And this list has a long long group of phobias. You might check it out.
Reply:asphyx: closest is choking or smothering Pnigophobia or Pnigerophobia

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