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Numerophobia
Other namesMath anxiety
SpecialtyPsychiatry

Numerophobia, arithmophobia or mathematics anxiety is an anxiety disorder,[1][2][page needed] where the condition is fear of dealing with numbers or mathematics. Sometimes numerophobia refers to fear of particular numbers.[3][4]

Fears of specific numbers

Number related superstitions in music

References

  1. ^ "How to Find Out in Psychology: A Guide to the Literature and Methods of Research", p 119
  2. ^ Numerophobia Psychological, disorder (February 2004). Understanding Psychology by Feldman. ISBN 9780070586987.
  3. ^ Kerr, Alistair W.; Hall, Howard K.; Kozub, Stephen A. (2002-03-08). Doing Statistics With SPSS. SAGE. p. 3. ISBN 978-1-4462-3071-8.
  4. ^ Doctor, Ronald Manual; Kahn, Ada P.; Adamec, Christine A. (2010-05-12). The Encyclopedia of Phobias, Fears, and Anxieties, Third Edition. Infobase Publishing. p. 361. ISBN 978-1-4381-2098-0.


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