Spheksophobia

Fear of wasps

Fear of wasps

Medical condition

The fear of wasps (or wasp stings), technically known as spheksophobia, is a relatively common type of specific phobia. It is similar to fear of bees (which is often called apiphobia or melissophobia). Both are types of entomophobia, which is itself a category of zoophobia.[1][2][3][4]

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Also see

  • Grunow, Melissa (Fall 2020). "Spheksophobia: The Fear of Wasps". Ilanot Review. 20. [Nonfiction essay in the "Toxic" issue.]

References

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    Doctor, Ronald Manual; Kahn, Ada P.; Adamec, Christine A. (2008). The Encyclopedia of Phobias, Fears, and Anxieties (3rd ed.). Facts on File. pp. 457, 506. ISBN 9781438120980. Retrieved February 25, 2023 – via Google Books. Fear of wasps is known as spheksophobia. Individuals who fear wasps often fear stings, pain, bees, or flying insects in general.
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    Sanders, Diana; Wills, Frank (2003). Counselling for Anxiety Problems (2nd ed.). SAGE Publications. p. 152. ISBN 9781412933360. Retrieved February 25, 2023 – via Google Books. Table 9.1 / Common phobias / Animals /... Fear of wasps (Spheksophobia)
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    Brough, D.I.; Yorkston, Neil; Stafford-Clark, David (1965). "A case of wasp phobia treated by systematic desensitization under light hypnosis". Guy's Hospital Reports. 114 (3): 319–324. ISSN 0017-5889. PMID 5891230.
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    Brown, June S.L.; Abrahams, Sharon; Helbert, Matthew (October 3, 2003). "An unusual case of a wasp phobic". Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry. 34 (3-4 / September–December 2003): 219–224. doi:10.1016/j.jbtep.2001.09.001. ISSN 0005-7916. Archived from the original on February 28, 2023. Retrieved February 28, 2023 – via ScienceDirect. [What is "unusual" is that cognitive therapy was tried, and worked; previously it was believed this phobia is non-cognitive, and behavioural therapy was used.]
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