psychophobia

English

Etymology

From psycho- +‎ -phobia.

Noun

psychophobia (uncountable)

  1. (medicine, rare) A fear of the mind, particularly mental illness, such as dementia.
    • 2000 May 28, Peter Wolson, “A World of Psychophobia”, in Los Angeles Times‎[1], archived from the original on 10 May 2025:
      Because psychophobia is so endemic to human nature, the process of psychoanalysis involves a continual exploration of the patient’s resistance to knowing what is dreaded in the unconscious mind.

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