Phobia (phobia) is an exaggerated fear of things or phenomena. Phobias can be said to hamper the lives of people who have it. For some people, fear a person with phobias are difficult to understand. That is why, people are often used in monthly by the friends around him.

There is a difference between "language" between the observer with a person with a phobia phobia. Observers phobias using the language of logic while a person with phobias usually use the language of taste. For observers felt funny if someone big, frightened by small animals such as cockroaches or mice. While a person with a phobia of mental dibayangan subject becomes the object of very large, colorful, very disgusting or frightening.

There are 10 types of objects are most often feared by humans on earth, Here bahasannya:

1. Fear of snakes

This is the type most common phobia. Excessive fear of snakes is associated to the ability of our ancestors to survive in the wild. Snake has always considered venomous animals, disgusting, from time to time. Even identified with Satan by certain beliefs. Apparently this snake phobia will be evolutionary, inherited by the ancestors of humans since ancient times until sekarag.

2. Fear of spiders

Found that women are four times more numerous that fear or disgust of spiders than men. In a study published in the journal Evolution and Human Behavior, David Rakison from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh said the 11-month-old baby girl is able to express fear when they saw pictures laba0laba and snakes, while the baby boy did not. The theory of evolution says that it is fair, because the women often met a spider at home, or when they prepare food in the kitchen. While men tend to be taught to be brave in these animals when in the wild.

3. Fear of confined spaces

Also known as agoraphobia, the fear suffered by 1.8 million Americans aged adults, according to reports the National Institute of Mental Health in 2008. Enclosed places that are considered difficult for them to escape or exit is the most feared object. Usually they are afraid of elevators / lifts, the gym is closed, bridges, public transportation vehicles, cars, malls, and even aircraft. Patients are usually reluctant to travel or in the car too long.

4. Scared of other people

Ever met people who face reddened as he spoke in front of crowds? Sweating, difficulty speaking or speech or even a stomach ache? That the characteristics of people who fear to others or known by the name sosialphobia. As many as 15 million American adults are suffering, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Severe, sometimes not while doing public speaking course. Sosialphobia Patients also often difficult to eat or drink in front of crowds. Symptoms appear after entering puberty.

5. Fear of heights

This is the kind of phobia sufferers who are also quite a lot. Sebagnyak estimated 3-5% of the total world population suffering from akrophobia, afraid of being in high places. In the research ever undertaken, the patient akrophobia feel all high places is higher than actual. For example, actually only 3 feet tall, then in the eyes of patients akrophobia, they like to see an object 6 feet tall.

6. Fear of darkness

Fear of darkness suffered by the children turned out to be the most common phobias as well. "The kids believe in the darkness of his imagination that can suddenly appear hanti, kidnappers, or robbers," said Thomas Ollendick, a professor of psychology and director of the Child Study Center at Virginia Tech. Normally, this fear will disappear with age. However, if up to adulthood we are still suffering from the fear of the dark, then it means we suffer nyctophobia.

7. Fear of lightning and thunder

For people with this phobia, the sound of thunder and lightning would feel like a heart stomping, and even make them sweat. Patients with severe even to decide to move to a safer part of thunder and lightning., Said John Westefeld, scientists from the University of Iowa. Westefeld reported from surveys of students in 2006, as many as 73% suffer from mild fears on the weather. But most of them are ashamed to admit it. For those who phobia at the lightning and thunder, it's good to start training a sense of panic and anxiety.

8. Fear of flying

Do not think they are country bumpkins who have never been on an airplane, because in fact as many as 25 million Americans also suffer from this phobia. The name of the disease is aviophobia, where someone is very afraid of a plane. Could be indeed been born so, or have ever experienced a plane crash, so feel traumatized on an airplane again, because it continues to show horrible events.

9. Scared Dog

No need to have a big dog kind of Doberman, poodle dog was cute kind feared. The patient is experiencing fear cynophobia bitten by dogs, could be indeed been bitten or seen others bitten by dogs, according to psychology professor Brad Schmidt of Ohio State University.

10. Fear of Dentists

Not just the little boy you know that fear to the dentist, there are also adults. A total of 90-20 oersen Americans turned out to avoid the doctor checked his teeth into though is in even worse condition. The fear is more due to the pain that occurs when dental plaque is cleaned, and indeed not everyone can hold it.