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Gerascophobia is an abnormal or persistent fear of growing old or ageing.〔(Definition of gerascophobia )〕 Gerascophobia is a clinical phobia generally classified under specific phobias, fears of a single specific panic trigger. Gerascophobia may be based on anxieties of being left alone, without resources and incapable of caring for oneself,〔John G. Robertson, ''An Excess of Phobias and Manias'', p. 90.〕 Sufferers may be young and healthy. Symptoms include the fear of the future and the fear of needing to rely on others to do daily functions. Many also fear they will not play an active role in society when they get older. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.allaboutcounseling.com/library/gerascophobia/ )〕 The term ''gerascophobia'' comes from the Greek θα γεράσω, ''tha geraso'', "I am ageing" and φόβος, ''phobos'', "fear".〔''Perspectives on Aging'', by Priscilla W. Johnston, 1982, ISBN 0-88410-734-5, pp. 239-241〕 Some authors refer to it as gerontophobia, although this may also refer to the fear of the elderly.〔 ==See also== * Fountain of Youth * Thanatophobia * List of phobias 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gerascophobia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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