Mechanophobia
Mechanophobia is a type of specific phobia that involves the fear of machines or anything mechanical.[1] An account refers to it as an affliction of the sexual incompetent or an economic misfit that view machines as symbols of power or achievement.[2] It emerged during the nineteenth century as a reaction to the effects of the Industrial Revolution.[3]
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| Specialty | Psychology |
See also
References
- Stuart-Hamilton, Ian (2007). Dictionary of Psychological Testing, Assessment and Treatment. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers. p. 165. ISBN 9781843104940.
- Vassos, John; Berona, David A. (2009). Phobia: An Art Deco Graphic Masterpiece. Mineola: Dover Publications, Inc. pp. 45–46. ISBN 9780486470320.
- Harris, Roy (2003). Necessity of Artspeak: The Language of Arts in the Western Tradition. London: Continuum. p. 77. ISBN 0826460682.
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