What do you call the fear of the unknown?

Question

What phobia is that? Is there a name for it? As in Venusophobia or arachybutyrophobia, is there one that was coined especially for the fear of the unknown?

By unknown, it means I fear what that I not know of but I am really good at things that I know because once I know what will and what won't happen, things are at my disposal. So as long as it remains known, it's like the future that is extremely unpredictable.

There, jumping down from multiple storeys, I know that I won't die, so I am not scared. But chuck me into an MRI for scanning, I have my fears because it's my first time inside that hole. And it hurts me mentally to think that I'm in there doing nothing while I may face unknown consequences.

One heck of a stupid phobia and that sucks.

Just tell me the name of it? If there's one.

Answer 1

"Hi Vile Maverick!"

Xenophobia denotes a phobic attitude toward strangers OR OF THE UNKNOWN. It comes from the Greek words ξένος (xenos), meaning "foreigner," "stranger," and φόβος (phobos), meaning "fear." The term is typically used to describe fear or dislike of foreigners or in general of people different from one's self. For example, racism is sometimes described as a form of xenophobia, but in most cases racism has nothing to do with a real phobia. Xenophobia implies a belief, accurate or not, that the target is in some way foreign. Prejudice against women cannot be considered xenophobic in this sense, except in the limited case of all-male clubs or institutions. The term xenophilia is used for the opposite behavior, attraction to or love for foreign persons. Xenophobia may be a natural tendency in humans, as such behaviour is common among other animals. [citation needed]

The American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition ("DSM-IV") includes in its description of a phobia an "intense anxiety" which follows exposure to the "object of the phobia, either in real life or via imagination or video..." For xenophobia there are two main objects of the phobia. The first is a population group present within a society, which is not considered part of that society. Often they are recent immigrants, but xenophobia may be directed against a group which has been present for centuries. This form of xenophobia can elicit or facilitate hostile and violent reactions, such as mass expulsion of immigrants, or in the worst case, genocide.

The second form of xenophobia is primarily cultural, and the objects of the phobia are cultural elements which are considered alien. All cultures are subject to external influences, but cultural xenophobia is often narrowly directed, for instance at foreign loan words in a national language. It rarely leads to aggression against persons, but can result in political campaigns for cultural or linguistic purification. Isolationism, a general aversion of foreign affairs, is not accurately described as xenophobia. Additionally, in the world of science fiction, xenophobia usually refers to a fear or hatred of extraterrestrial cultures or beings.

Answer 2

Fear Of The Unknown

Answer 3

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Answer 4

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What do you call the fear of the unknown?
What phobia is that? Is there a name for it? As in Venusophobia or arachybutyrophobia, is there one that was coined especially for the fear of the unknown?

By unknown, it means I fear what that I not know of but I am really good at things that I know because once I know what will and what...

Answer 5

The fear has no label yet. Name it at your disposal. Or since it's yet unknown, do you fear to name it, too? Or would you consider if the fear is named:

"Anonymophobia" - Unknown = Anonymous + Phobia ^__^

Answer 6

Fear is a call to action. Don't be afraid of d signal of fear, rather, be afraid of not ...Don't fear d unknown...you very well could be afraid of something good...

Answer 7

it's called Unknown?fear nothing to fear but fear it self

Answer 8

I dont know the credibility of these sites, but I couldnt find it in these lists:

http://www.phobialist.com/

or

http://www.aboutphobias.com/phobia_list.html

but maybe you will find the appropriate fear you are enduring.

I am really surprised that it is not a common phobia.

Answer 9

Life?

Everyone's at least a little afraid of what we don't know.

Answer 10

i call it being normal