Back Watervrees Afrikaans رهاب الماء Arabic Akvafobiya Azerbaijani Хидрофобия Bulgarian Aquaphobie German Acuafobia Spanish Akvafoobia Estonian Akuafobia Basque آبهراسی Persian Vesipelko Finnish
| Aquaphobia | |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Psychology |
| Symptoms | Aversion to water |
Aquaphobia (from Latin aqua 'water' and Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos) 'fear') is an irrational fear of water.[1]
Aquaphobia is considered a specific phobia of natural environment type in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.[2] A specific phobia is an intense fear of something that poses little or no actual danger.[3]
- ^ Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary. Elsevier. 2011. p. 122.
- ^ Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders : DSM-5-TR. Michael B. First, American Psychiatric Association (Fifth edition, text revision ed.). Washington, DC. 2022. pp. 224–229. ISBN 978-0-89042-575-6. OCLC 1288423302.
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