Numerophobia

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Numerophobia
Synonyms Arithmophobia
Pronounce N/A
Specialty Psychiatry, Psychology
Symptoms Anxiety, fear of numbers
Complications N/A
Onset Varies
Duration Chronic
Types N/A
Causes Genetic predisposition, environmental factors
Risks Stress, avoidance behavior
Diagnosis Clinical assessment, psychological evaluation
Differential diagnosis Generalized anxiety disorder, specific phobia
Prevention N/A
Treatment Cognitive behavioral therapy, exposure therapy, medication
Medication N/A
Prognosis Varies, often manageable with treatment
Frequency Rare
Deaths N/A


Numerophobia, arithmophobia or mathematics anxiety is a anxiety disorder,[1][2] [page needed] where the condition is fear of dealing with numbers or mathematics. Sometimes numerophobia refers to fear of particular numbers.[3][4]

Fears of specific numbers[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "How to Find Out in Psychology: A Guide to the Literature and Methods of Research", p 119
  2. ↑ Numerophobia Psychological, disorder.Understanding Psychology by Feldman(link). books.google.co.in.
  3. ↑ Alistair W., Doing Statistics With SPSS. online version, SAGE, ISBN 978-1-4462-3071-8,
  4. ↑ Ronald Manual, The Encyclopedia of Phobias, Fears, and Anxieties, Third Edition. online version, Infobase Publishing, ISBN 978-1-4381-2098-0,
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