Apiphobia

Classification according to ICD-10
F40.2	specific (isolated) phobias
ICD-10 online (WHO version 2019)

The  Apiphobie even Apiophobie or Melissophobie (from ancient Greek apis , bee ' and φόβος phobos , German , fear ' ) is one of the specific anxiety disorders and refers to the exaggerated fear before bees or bee-like insects , such as wasps , bees or brakes .

Appearance

Those affected react to the specific noises of the animal or its mere presence and sight with panic and an escape behavior. The fear can arise from a traumatic experience with bees or bee-like insects and lead to a selective perception of insect noises.

therapy

Behavioral therapy is usually used as therapy .

Web links

• Apiphobia in the online lexicon for psychology and education
• Apiphobia on psylex.de

literature

• Uwe Henrik Peters: Lexicon of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Medical Psychology

This article is about a health issue. It is not used for self-diagnosis and does not replace a diagnosis by a doctor. Please note the information on health issues !