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Phobias

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Belonephobia is the fear or phobia sharp, pointed objects.^[1]. These might include needles or knives. In the medical context this is related to trypanophobia

Causes

Assessment

In the assessment it is useful to try to identify exactly what the fear relates to. The wife who gets anxious around knives in the kitchen, is she afraid what they may be used for ie her husband might attack her with them, or perhaps she fears her own impulses and may do harm to him or the children by using the knife herself.

Treatment

Main article: Treatment of phobias

See also

• Situational phobias
• List of phobias

References

1. ↑ Reber, A.S. & Reber E.S. (2001). Dictionary of Psychology. Penguin:London