Coulrophobia

Some people may be afraid of swimming underwater, the dark, or even loud noises. A common fear that has resurfaced and become more prominent is coulrophobia, most commonly known as the extreme fear of clowns. The massive fear of clowns typically, but not always begins when a person is a young child. This condition can cause one to experience a lot of anxiety, which can be caused by an excessive feeling of fear. This can cause one to experience abnormal heartbeat, a shortness of breath, and even cause them to tremble. (Symptoms of Coulrophobia). It can be developed from things a person sees that has to do with clowns. Such as horror movies. Many people expect that young children will love the circus, especially with all the comedy the clowns are supposed to bestow on the audience. However, that is not always the case. There are many children that hate the circus, they are petrified of the clowns. They don’t like how close and in their face the clowns get. Also, some are afraid of the unknown. There are some people who are afraid of clowns because they don’t know who the person, that is…

Kyia Cunningham] [6 Panizzi] Coulrophobia Walking with your sweet, delicious cotton candy, you see something in the corner of your eye… It just stares at you with its red eyes and its pointy teeth. You try to scream but nothing comes out, as it says “ I am not going to hurt you”. Then you’re out of there in a split second. Many people have the fear of coulrophobia. Coulrophobia is where you are…

are confronted with uncertainty about threat that we get the chills. For example, it would be considered rude and strange to run away in the middle of a conversation with someone who is sending out a creepy vibe but is actually harmless; at the same time, it could be perilous to ignore your intuition and engage with that individual if he is, in fact, a threat. The ambivalence leaves you frozen in place, wallowing in discomfort. This reaction could be adaptive, something humans have evolved to…

Kyia Cunningham] [6 Panizzi] Coulrophobia Walking with your sweet, delicious cotton candy, you see something in the corner of your eye… It just stares at you with its red eyes and its pointy teeth. You try to scream but nothing comes out, as it says “ I am not going to hurt you”. Then you’re out of there in a split second. Many people have the fear of coulrophobia. Coulrophobia is where you are…

The Clown Panic Seen from a Social Psychology Standpoint The article I chose was about the recent anxiety about clowns caused by the plague of aggressive individuals dressed as clowns in America. Ruben Castaneda, a staff writer of U.S. News, wrote this article on the 17th of October of this year. The best chapter to accompany this article would be chapter 12 Social Psychology. I used this chapter to understand why the mass hysteria has a spread, the reason behind people's behavior caused by the…

Which shows some first signs of what coulrophobia is. Throughout the movie the children are running from Pennywise the Clown who was an inter-dimensional being who would appear holding a red balloon and terrorizing children with their deepest phobias (McMahon, 2012). In 1987 the movie “Blood Harvest” was a slasher film where the killer is dressed up as a clown and slitting people’s throat and in 1988 the horror/ comedy movie “Killer Clowns from Outer Space” which showed a race of alien clowns…

because her kids on were on the verge of being killed by the ocean. Her parents ran out into the ocean and tried their best to safe the children. The waves started pulling them under as well, It was getting harder and harder to bring them to the shore. All of their feet were getting stuck in the sand and falling like tumbleweed. After getting all beat up and bruised up, the kids got saved from the torture. When she told me that story I don't think i ever froze like that in my life. I had…

Such as coulrophobia and pediophobia- the fear of clowns and fear of dolls. Watching horror clown or horror doll films at young ages can be a traumatic experience that causes future problems. Movies such as “It” and “Chuckie”, could affect children’s way of looking at clowns and dolls the same. The most absurd fear about is bananaphobia- the fear of bananas. Now, I’m not exactly sure if this is an actual phobia, but who knows, I know people who are afraid of feet. Another example is…

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