counterphobia
nounEtymology From counter- + phobia.
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Human sciences, Psychology, Sciences A compulsion to seek out the causes of fear or anxiety instead of avoiding them.
- Obviously it was related to the entire gestalt of Simon's polyphobia and compensatory counterphobia. The boys used to watch horror movies on late-night television […]2008, Jonathan Nasaw, Fear Itself:
- Related terms
- counterphobic