Herpetophobia

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

Herpetophobie (from give a wiki. Herpein ( ἕρπειν ) crawl , creep and Herpeton ( ἕρπετον ) reptile and from the gr. Fobos ( φόβος ) anxiety , fear ) is a specific anxiety disorder , directed against creeping or crawling animals such as lizards or reptiles. The term is also used reduced to fear of snakes .

Also in animals, e.g. B. Rhesus monkeys , fear of snakes is observed and the development is attributed to learning processes .

Individual evidence

↑ Morschitzky, H .: Anxiety disorders: diagnostics, concepts, therapy, self-help ; Springer 2009, Vienna, New York; 4th edition; P. 79; ISBN 978-3-211-09448-8
↑ Strian, F .: Anxiety and anxiety disorders ; Beck 2003, Munich, 5th edition; P. 43; ISBN 3-406-39007-2
↑ Mineka, S. et al .: Fear of snakes in wild- and laboratory-reared rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) . In: Learning & Behavior; Volume 8, Number 4 (1980), 653-663, doi : 10.3758 / BF03197783 .

[1] Morschitzky, H .: Anxiety disorders: diagnostics, concepts, therapy, self-help ; Springer 2009, Vienna, New York; 4th edition; P. 79; ISBN 978-3-211-09448-8

[2] Strian, F .: Anxiety and anxiety disorders ; Beck 2003, Munich, 5th edition; P. 43; ISBN 3-406-39007-2

[3] Mineka, S. et al .: Fear of snakes in wild- and laboratory-reared rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) . In: Learning & Behavior; Volume 8, Number 4 (1980), 653-663, doi : 10.3758 / BF03197783 .

Herpetophobia

See also

Individual evidence