Psychophobia

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A fear of the mind, particularly mental illness, such as dementia. rare, uncountable

    "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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"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."

Etymology

From psycho- + -phobia.

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mental illness

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