Fear of wasps explained

Fear of wasps
Synonyms:	Spheksophobia
Field:	Psychiatry

The fear of wasps (or wasp stings), technically known as spheksophobia, is a relatively common type of specific phobia. It is similar to fear of bees (which is often called apiphobia or melissophobia). Both are types of entomophobia, which is itself a category of zoophobia.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

See also

• Friard d'Indret – patron saint against fear of wasps (spheksophobia)
• The Crush (1993 film) – a movie in which the lead character has spheksophobia and shows a wasp attack
• Wiktionary: spheksophobia

External links

• Melissa . Grunow . Spheksophobia: The Fear of Wasps . Fall 2020 . Ilanot Review . 20 . Nonfiction essay in the "Toxic" issue..

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: The Encyclopedia of Phobias, Fears, and Anxieties . 3rd. Ronald Manual . Doctor . Ada P. . Kahn . Christine A. . Adamec . 2008 . 457, 506. . . 9781438120980 . February 25, 2023 . Fear of wasps is known as spheksophobia. Individuals who fear wasps often fear stings, pain, bees, or flying insects in general..
2. Book: Counselling for Anxiety Problems . 2nd. Diana . Sanders . Frank . Wills . 152 . 2003 . . . 9781412933360 . February 25, 2023 . Table 9.1 / Common phobias / Animals /... Fear of wasps (Spheksophobia).
3. Brough . DI . Yorkston . N . Stafford-Clark . D . A case of wasp phobia treated by systematic desensitization under light hypnosis . . 1965 . 114 . 3 . 319–324 . 5891230 .
4. Brown . June S.L. . Abrahams . Sharon . Helbert . Matthew . An unusual case of a wasp phobic . Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry . September 2003 . 34 . 3–4 . 219–224 . 10.1016/j.jbtep.2001.09.001 . 14972669 .