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List of Phobias

Posted by Siew Peng in Knowledge on January 14, 2010

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Look at this list, you might hv 1 or 2 of it:

Ablutophobia – fear of bathing, washing, or cleaning.
Acrophobia, Altophobia – fear of heights.
Agoraphobia, Agoraphobia Without History of Panic Disorder – fear of places or events where escape is impossible or when help is unavailable.
Agraphobia – fear of sexual abuse.
Aichmophobia – fear of sharp or pointed objects (as a needle, knife or a pointing finger).
Algophobia – fear of pain.
Agyrophobia – fear of crossing roads.
Androphobia – fear of men.
Anthropophobia – fear of people or being in a company, a form of social phobia.
Anthophobia – fear of flowers.
Aquaphobia – fear of water.
Astraphobia, Astrapophobia, Brontophobia, Keraunophobia – fear of thunder, lightning and storms; especially common in young children.
Aviophobia, Aviatophobia – fear of flying.
Bacillophobia, Bacteriophobia, Microbiophobia – fear of microbes and bacteria.
Blood-injection-injury type phobia – a DSM-IV subtype of specific phobias
Catoptrophobia – fear of mirrors or of one’s own reflection.
Chorophobia – fear of dancing.
Cibophobia, Sitophobia – aversion to food, synonymous to Anorexia nervosa.
Claustrophobia – fear of confined spaces.
Coulrophobia – fear of clowns (not restricted to evil clowns).
Decidophobia – fear of making decisions.
Dental phobia, Dentophobia, Odontophobia – fear of dentists and dental procedures
Dysmorphophobia, or body dysmorphic disorder – a phobic obsession with a real or imaginary body defect.
Emetophobia – fear of vomiting.
Ergasiophobia, Ergophobia – fear of work or functioning, or a surgeon’s fear of operating.
Ergophobia – fear of work or functioning.
Erotophobia – fear of sexual love or sexual questions.
Erythrophobia – pathological blushing.
Gelotophobia – fear of being laughed at.
Gephyrophobia – fear of bridges.
Genophobia, Coitophobia – fear of sexual intercourse.
Gerascophobia – fear of growing old or ageing.
Gerontophobia – fear of growing old, or a hatred or fear of the elderly.
Glossophobia – fear of speaking in public or of trying to speak.
Gymnophobia – fear of nudity.
Gynophobia – fear of women.
Haptephobia – fear of being touched.
Heliophobia – fear of sunlight.
Hemophobia, Haemophobia – fear of blood.
Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia – fear of the number 666.
Hoplophobia – fear of weapons, specifically firearms (Generally a political term but the clinical phobia is also documented).
Ligyrophobia – fear of loud noises.
Lipophobia – fear/avoidance of fats in food.
Medication phobia – fear of medications
Megalophobia – fear of large/oversized objects.
Mysophobia – fear of germs, contamination or dirt.
Necrophobia – fear of death, the dead.
Neophobia, Cainophobia, Cainotophobia, Cenophobia, Centophobia, Kainolophobia, Kainophobia – fear of newness, novelty.
Nomophobia – fear of being out of mobile phone contact.
Nosophobia – fear of contracting a disease.
Nosocomephobia – fear of hospitals.
Nyctophobia, Achluophobia, Lygophobia, Scotophobia – fear of darkness.
Osmophobia, Olfactophobia – fear of smells.
Paraskavedekatriaphobia, Paraskevidekatriaphobia, Friggatriskaidekaphobia – fear of Friday the 13th.
Panphobia – fear of everything or constantly afraid without knowing what is causing it.
Phasmophobia – fear of ghosts, spectres or phantasms.
Phagophobia – fear of swallowing.
Pharmacophobia – same as medication phobia

Phonophobia – fear of loud sounds.
Pyrophobia – fear of fire.
Radiophobia – fear of radioactivity or X-rays.
Sociophobia – fear of people or social situations
Scopophobia – fear of being looked at or stared at.
Somniphobia – fear of sleep.
Spectrophobia – fear of mirrors and one’s own reflections.
Taphophobia – fear of the grave, or fear of being placed in a grave while still alive.
Technophobia – fear of technology (see also Luddite).
Telephone phobia, fear or reluctance of making or taking phone calls.
Tetraphobia – fear of the number 4.
Tokophobia – fear of childbirth.
Tomophobia – fear or anxiety of surgeries/surgical operations.
Traumatophobia – a synonym for injury phobia, a fear of having an injury
Triskaidekaphobia, Terdekaphobia – fear of the number 13.
Trypanophobia, Belonephobia, Enetophobia – fear of needles or injections.
Workplace phobia – fear of the work place.
Xenophobia – fear of strangers, foreigners, or aliens.

Now,do you hv any fear in having phobia???

If you have, then u are having Phobophobia – THE FEAR OF HAVING A PHOBIA.

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Big movies to look out for in 2010

Posted by sillydino in Entertainment, Movie and Drama on January 12, 2010

JANUARY

‘The Book of Eli,’ (Albert Hughes)

Starring: Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis

The Scoop: A post-apocalyptic tale in which one man travels across America to to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving mankind.

Genre: Action/Drama

Watch the trailer here

FEBRUARY

‘Shutter Island’ (Martin Scorsese)

Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Emily Mortimer, Michelle Williams

The Scoop: Martin Scorsese’s adaptation of the 2003 best-selling crime thriller novel by the same name tells the frightening story of two men trapped in a prison for the mentally ill in 1950s America.

Genre: Action/Thriller

Watch the trailer here

‘The Wolfman’ (Joe Johnston)

Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Emily Blunt, Hugo Weaving and Anthony Hopkins

The Scoop: Del Toro stars as a good-natured man who transforms into a savage wolf by moonlight in this special effects-packed horror remake set in 19th century England.

Genre: Horror/Thriller

Watch the trailer here

MARCH

‘Alice in Wonderland’ (Tim Burton)

Starring: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Mia Wasikowska

The Scoop: Movie goer’s appetites have been whetted by early trailers for Tim Burton’s surreal 3D tale based on Lewis Carroll’s surreal children’s classics, which combines live action and animation.

Genre: Adventure/Fantasy

Watch the trailer here

APRIL

‘Date Night’ (Shawn Levy)

Starring: Tina Fey, Steve Carell, Mila Kunis and James Franco

The Scoop: A stuck-in-a-rut-couple rediscovers their passion after a case of mistaken identity turns a romantic night out into a high-stakes crime chase in New York City.

Genre: Romantic Comedy

Watch the trailer here

‘Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps’ (Oliver Stone)

Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Susan Sarandon, Charlie Sheen, Michael Douglas, Carey Mulligan, Josh Brolin and Frank Langella

The Scoop: After 20 years in jail, disgraced financier Gordon Gekko teams up with a young trader to warn the world of the impending financial crisis. After the actual global financial slowdown, audiences might just be primed for a financial thriller.

Genre: Drama/Thriller

MAY

‘Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time’ (Mike Newell)

Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton, Ben Kingsley and Alfred Molina

The Scoop: Based on the 1989 video game, “Prince of Persia” follows a medieval prince (Gyllenhaal) as he partners with a rival princess (Arterton) to stop the evil Grand Vizier (Kingsley) from starting a sandstorm that could destroy the world.

Genre: Action/Fantasy

‘Iron Man 2′ (Jon Favreau)

Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Don Cheadle, Gwyneth Paltrow, Scarlett Johansson, Mickey Rourke, Samuel L. Jackson

The scoop: Now that the world knows of billionaire superhero Tony Stark’s escapades, the military wants to get their hands on his incredible inventions in the star-studded follow up to 2008’s “Iron Man.”

Genre: Action

Watch trailer here

‘Robin Hood’ (Ridley Scott)

Starring: Cate Blanchett, Russell Crowe

The scoop: “Gladiator” director Ridley Scott is back together with Crowe, one of his favorite collaborators, in this remake of the epic tale of an altruistic bandit who steals from the rich and gives to the poor.

Genre: Action/Adventure/Drama

‘Sex and the City 2′ (Michael Patrick King)

Starring: Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis and Chris Noth

The scoop: After the spectacular success of the first adaptation of HBO’s hit TV show “Sex and the City” in 2008, Manhattan’s first ladies of fashion are back on the town and taking a trip out to the desert.

Genre: Romantic Comedy/Drama

Watch the trailer here

‘Clash of the Titans’ (Louis Leterrier)

Starring: San Worthington, Liam Neeson, Gemma Arterton and Ralph Fiennes

The Scoop: Almost 30 years after the first fantasy film, Perseus, mortal son of Greek god Zeus, is back to take on Medusa and the Kraken to stop their evil from spreading to earth and the heavens.

Genre: Action/Epic

Watch the trailer here

JUNE

‘Jonah Hex’ (Jimmy Hayward)

Starring: Josh Brolin, Megan Fox, John Malkovich, Michael Fassbender

The Scoop: In the Wild West, a scarred bounty hunter tracks a voodoo practitioner who plans to on liberate the South by raising an army of the undead.

Genre: Western/Action

JULY

‘The A-Team’ (Joe Carnahan)

Starring: Bradley Cooper, Liam Neeson, Sharlto Copley, Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson

The Scoop: A big-screen remake of the 1980s adventure comedy television series that follows the crime-busting antics of B.A.Baracus and his crew of do-good vigilantes.

Genre: Action

‘The Twilight Saga: Eclipse’ (David Slade)

Starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner

The scoop: The third installment of the teen vampire phenomenon based on Stephenie Meyer’s best-selling novels sees Bella forced to choose between vampire love Edward and werewolf friend Jacob.

Genre: Teen/Romance/Vampire

‘Inception’ (Christopher Nolan)

Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Michael Caine

The Scoop: High-concept 3-D sci-fi fantasy that takes place the mind of a blackmailed businessman, from the director who revamped the “Batman” franchise.

Genre: Action/Thriller

Watch the trailer here

‘The Karate Kid’ (Harald Zwart)

Starring: Jackie Chan, Jaden Smith

The Scoop: Twelve-year-old Dre Parker (Smith, son of actor Will Smith) moves to China with his mom and learns some killer kung fu moves from maintenance man Mr. Han, finding his own inner strength along the way.

Genre: Action

Watch the trailer here

‘Shrek Forever After’ (Mike Mitchell)

Starring (voices): Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas, Julie Andrews, Justin Timberlake, Jon Hamm, Paul McCartney, Amy Sedaris and Maya Rudolph

The Scoop: The jolly green ogre is back for more adventures with most of the original cast voices, but bigger, better C.G.I. effects.

Genre: Animated/Family

Watch the trailer here

‘Toy Story 3′ (Lee Unkrich)

Starring (voices): Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Michael Keaton, Whoopi Goldberg and Timothy Dalton

The Scoop: More than 10 years after the last installment, toy-owner Andy goes to college, leaving Woody, Buzz and the toy-box gang to fend for themselves in a day-care center.

Genre: Animated/Family

AUGUST

‘Salt,’ (Phillip Noyce)

Starring: Angelina Jolie, Liev Schreiber

The Scoop: Angelina Jolie reprises familiar role as kickass spy, this time as Evelyn Salt, a CIA agent on the run after being accused of acting as a Russian spy.

Genre: Action/Thriller

‘The Expendables,’ (Sylvester Stallone)

Starring: Sly Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Bruce Willis, Brittany Murphy and Arnold Schwarzenegger

The Scoop: Stallone directs and also co-stars in this action movie as part of a band of mercenaries tasked with overthrowing a South American dictator.

Genre: Action

NOVEMBER

‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1,’ (David Yates)

Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Ralph Fiennes and Helena Bonham Carter

The scoop: In the penultimate installment of the wildly popular wizard franchise, boy sorcerer Harry Potter, now nearly a man, faces off with evil Lord Voldemort, his nemesis.

Genre: Adventure/Family/Fantasy

DECEMBER

‘The Green Hornet’ (Michel Gondry)

Starring: Seth Rogan and Cameron Diaz

The Scoop: Playful former pop music video director, Gondry is sure to add a fanciful twist to the big-screen adaptation of this 1930s masked superhero.

Genre: Action

Watch the trailer here

‘Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader,’ (Michael Apted)

Starring: Ben Barnes, Skandar Keynes, Georgie Henley, Will Poulter, Eddie Izzard, Liam Neeson

The Scoop: The Pevensie siblings head back to Narnia where they take a dangerous sea voyage with Prince Caspian, fending off a barrage of villainous magical creatures in all forms.

Genre: Action/Fantasy

‘Tron Legacy,’ (Joseph Kosinski)

Starring: Jeff Bridges, Michael Sheen, Olivia Wilde and Garrett Hedlund

The Scoop: Sam Flynn and his father Kevin (Bridges, star of the 1982 sci-fi hit) fight their way through a super hi-fi video game universe where Kevin has been living for the past 25 years.

Genre: Action/Fantasy

Watch the trailer here

‘Gulliver’s Travels,’ (Rob Letterman)

Starring: Jack Black, Emily Blunt, Jason Segal, Amanda Peet and Billy Connolly

The Scoop: Lemuel Gulliver (Black) finds himself towering over and wrangling with the miniature island creatures of Lilliput in a long-awaited remake of Jonathan Swift’s classic 1726 tale.

Genre: Adventure/Family/Fantasy

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