acrophobia
[ak″ro-fo´be-ah] irrational fear of heights.
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ac·ro·pho·bi·a
(ak-rō-fō'bē-ă), Do not confuse this word with acarophobia.Morbid fear of heights.
[acro- + G. phobos, fear]
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acrophobia
(ăk′rə-fō′bē-ə)n. An abnormal fear of high places.
ac′ro·phobe′ n.
ac′ro·pho′bic (-fō′bĭk) adj. & n.
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acrophobia
Morbid fear of heights.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
acrophobia
Psychology An abnormal or morbid fear of heights. See Phobia. McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
ac·ro·pho·bi·a
(ak'rŏ-fō'bē-ă) Morbid fear of heights.
[acro- + G. phobos, fear]
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Patient discussion about acrophobia
Q. i suffer from fear of heights ... is there any sociological way to treat it and make it less effective?
A. Fear of heights is a very common specific phobia, in psychiatric terms. Nowadays the best way of therapy is called cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT),in which a person learns how to deal with the phobia through cognitive thinking in steps. It is a very recommended method in psychology/ psychiatry these days.
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