Fear of bearing a malformed child. A phobia
is an unreasonable sort of fear that can cause avoidance and panic.
Phobias are a relatively common type of anxiety disorder. Phobias can
be treated with cognitive behavioral therapy using exposure and fear
reduction techniques. In many cases, anti-anxiety or anti-depressant
medication proves helpful, especially during the early stages of
therapy.
The word "teratophobia" is made up of "terato-" and -
"phobia." "Terato-" comes from the Greek "teras" meaning monster + "-
phobia" from the Greek "phobos" meaning fear = literally, fear (of)
monsters. Teratology is the study of malformations and a teratogen is
anything that can cause a birth defect.
The term dysmorphophobia also means fear of bearing a malformed
child. Dysmorphology is another term for the study of congenital
malformations (birth defects).
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