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{{Infobox medical condition | |||
| name = Numerophobia | |||
| synonyms = Arithmophobia | |||
| specialty = [[Psychiatry]], [[Psychology]] | |||
| symptoms = [[Anxiety]], [[fear]] of numbers | |||
| onset = Varies | |||
| duration = Chronic | |||
| causes = [[Genetic predisposition]], [[environmental factors]] | |||
| risks = [[Stress]], [[avoidance behavior]] | |||
| diagnosis = [[Clinical assessment]], [[psychological evaluation]] | |||
| differential = [[Generalized anxiety disorder]], [[specific phobia]] | |||
| treatment = [[Cognitive behavioral therapy]], [[exposure therapy]], [[medication]] | |||
| prognosis = Varies, often manageable with treatment | |||
| frequency = Rare | |||
}} | |||
{{refimprove|date=April 2016}} | {{refimprove|date=April 2016}} | ||
'''Numerophobia''', '''arithmophobia''' or '''mathematics anxiety''' is a [[anxiety disorder]],<ref>"How to Find Out in Psychology: A Guide to the Literature and Methods of Research", [https://books.google.com/books?id=bphGBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA119 p 119]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wNBCzr0qqNgC&pg=PA479&lpg=PA479&dq=numerophobia+psychological+disorder&source=bl&ots=G6JJHixYKS&sig=-jXXC87sLW11SDHjG1yPGL1-W-0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjjmuX0o4HMAhXSGY4KHbdkDZ0Q6AEIQjAC#v=onepage&q=numerophobia%20psychological%20disorder&f=false|title=Understanding Psychology by Feldman|last=Numerophobia Psychological|first=disorder|date=|website=books.google.co.in|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref>{{Page needed|date=April 2016}} where the condition is fear of dealing with numbers or mathematics. Sometimes numerophobia refers to fear of particular numbers.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wTnp9bhdKoEC|title=Doing Statistics With SPSS|last=Kerr|first=Alistair W.|last2=Hall|first2=Howard K.|last3=Kozub|first3=Stephen A.|date=2002-03-08|page=3|publisher=SAGE|isbn=978-1-4462-3071-8|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E2imSyZZDh0C|title=The Encyclopedia of Phobias, Fears, and Anxieties, Third Edition|last=Doctor|first=Ronald Manual|last2=Kahn|first2=Ada P.|last3=Adamec|first3=Christine A.|date=2010-05-12|publisher=[[Infobase Publishing]]|isbn=978-1-4381-2098-0|language=en|page=361}}</ref> | '''Numerophobia''', '''arithmophobia''' or '''mathematics anxiety''' is a [[anxiety disorder]],<ref>"How to Find Out in Psychology: A Guide to the Literature and Methods of Research", [https://books.google.com/books?id=bphGBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA119 p 119]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wNBCzr0qqNgC&pg=PA479&lpg=PA479&dq=numerophobia+psychological+disorder&source=bl&ots=G6JJHixYKS&sig=-jXXC87sLW11SDHjG1yPGL1-W-0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjjmuX0o4HMAhXSGY4KHbdkDZ0Q6AEIQjAC#v=onepage&q=numerophobia%20psychological%20disorder&f=false|title=Understanding Psychology by Feldman|last=Numerophobia Psychological|first=disorder|date=|website=books.google.co.in|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref>{{Page needed|date=April 2016}} where the condition is fear of dealing with numbers or mathematics. Sometimes numerophobia refers to fear of particular numbers.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wTnp9bhdKoEC|title=Doing Statistics With SPSS|last=Kerr|first=Alistair W.|last2=Hall|first2=Howard K.|last3=Kozub|first3=Stephen A.|date=2002-03-08|page=3|publisher=SAGE|isbn=978-1-4462-3071-8|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E2imSyZZDh0C|title=The Encyclopedia of Phobias, Fears, and Anxieties, Third Edition|last=Doctor|first=Ronald Manual|last2=Kahn|first2=Ada P.|last3=Adamec|first3=Christine A.|date=2010-05-12|publisher=[[Infobase Publishing]]|isbn=978-1-4381-2098-0|language=en|page=361}}</ref> | ||
== Fears of specific numbers == | == Fears of specific numbers == | ||
*[[Tetraphobia]] | *[[Tetraphobia]] – Fear of 4 | ||
*[[Triskaidekaphobia]] | *[[Triskaidekaphobia]] – Fear of 13 | ||
*[[23 enigma]] | *[[23 enigma]] – Fear of 23 | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
{{Superstitions}} | {{Superstitions}} | ||
[[Category:Phobias]] | [[Category:Phobias]] | ||
[[Category:Superstitions about numbers]] | [[Category:Superstitions about numbers]] | ||
{{mental-disorder-stub}} | {{mental-disorder-stub}} | ||
{{dictionary-stub1}} | {{dictionary-stub1}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:14, 4 April 2025
| 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,<ref>"How to Find Out in Psychology: A Guide to the Literature and Methods of Research", p 119</ref><ref> Numerophobia Psychological, disorder. Understanding Psychology by Feldman(link). books.google.co.in.
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[page needed] where the condition is fear of dealing with numbers or mathematics. Sometimes numerophobia refers to fear of particular numbers.<ref>Alistair W.,
Doing Statistics With SPSS. online version, SAGE, ISBN 978-1-4462-3071-8,</ref><ref>Ronald Manual, The Encyclopedia of Phobias, Fears, and Anxieties, Third Edition. online version, Infobase Publishing, ISBN 978-1-4381-2098-0,</ref>
Fears of specific numbers[edit]
- Tetraphobia – Fear of 4
- Triskaidekaphobia – Fear of 13
- 23 enigma – Fear of 23
References[edit]
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