Numerophobia

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,^[1]^[2]

^{[page needed]} where the condition is fear of dealing with numbers or mathematics. Sometimes numerophobia refers to fear of particular numbers.^[3]^[4]

Fears of specific numbers[edit]

Tetraphobia ‚Äì Fear of 4
Triskaidekaphobia ‚Äì Fear of 13
23 enigma ‚Äì Fear of 23

References[edit]

↑ "How to Find Out in Psychology: A Guide to the Literature and Methods of Research", p 119
↑ Numerophobia Psychological, disorder. Understanding Psychology by Feldman(link). books.google.co.in.
↑ Alistair W., Doing Statistics With SPSS. online version, SAGE, ISBN 978-1-4462-3071-8,
↑ Ronald Manual, The Encyclopedia of Phobias, Fears, and Anxieties, Third Edition. online version, Infobase Publishing, ISBN 978-1-4381-2098-0,

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[1] "How to Find Out in Psychology: A Guide to the Literature and Methods of Research", p 119

[2] Numerophobia Psychological, disorder. Understanding Psychology by Feldman(link). books.google.co.in.

[3] Alistair W., Doing Statistics With SPSS. online version, SAGE, ISBN 978-1-4462-3071-8,

[4] Ronald Manual, The Encyclopedia of Phobias, Fears, and Anxieties, Third Edition. online version, Infobase Publishing, ISBN 978-1-4381-2098-0,

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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