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Hylophobia, also known as Xylophobia or Ylophobia, is a psychological disorder defined by an irrational fear of wood, forest or trees.[1]
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Etymology
Hylophobia is derived from the Greek hylo-, meaning wood or forest, and phobo- meaning fear.[2][3]
Causes and contributing factors
Most phobias start through an incident or memory in childhood, and hylophobia is no different [4]. Normally, it will involve getting attacked in a forest or being badly injured by a wooden object.
Treatments
Phobias such as hylophobia are usually treated by putting the patient in therapy and making them recall the incident in question, and making them see it from an adult perspective. This is often a hard task, as the original incident will have been forgotten, and hypnosis or anti-anxiety medicine will have to be used.
Media References
In the BBC Drama New Tricks Series 2 Episode 8. Gerry Standing admits to suffering from hylophobia
See also
References
- ^ John G. Roberston, An Excess of Phobias and Manias: A Compilation of Anxieties, Obsessions, and Compulsions That Push Many Over the Edge of Sanity, Senior Scribe Publications (January 2003), p.103
- ^ Hylo, Latin-Greek Cross references, Robertson’s Words for a Modern Age, Senior Scribe Publications, 2003, retrieved 07-11-2009
- ^ Phobo-, Latin-Greek Cross references, Robertson’s Words for a Modern Age, Senior Scribe Publications, 2003, retrieved 07-11-2009
- ^ Anxiety, Fears and Phobias, from the Nemours Foundation
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