counterphobia
English
Etymology
counter- + phobia
Noun
counterphobia (plural counterphobias)
- (psychology) A compulsion to seek out the causes of fear or anxiety instead of avoiding them.
- 2008, Jonathan Nasaw, Fear Itself
- 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
Anagrams
- bathocuproine