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Scopophobia, scoptophobia, or ophthalmophobia is an anxiety disorder characterized by a morbid fear of being seen or stared at by others.〔The Free Medical Dictionary, 2012, http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/scopophobia〕 Scopophobia can also be associated with a pathological fear of drawing attention to oneself. The term ''scopophobia'' comes from the Greek σκοπέω ''skopeō'', "look to, examine",〔(σκοπέω ), Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, ''A Greek-English Lexicon'', on Perseus〕 and φόβος ''phobos'', "fear".〔(φόβος ), Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, ''A Greek-English Lexicon'', on Perseus〕 ''Ophthalmophobia'' comes from the Greek ὀφθαλμός ''ophthalmos'', "eye".〔(ὀφθαλμός ), Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, ''A Greek-English Lexicon'', on Perseus〕 ==History== Phobias have a long history. The concept of social phobias was referred to as long ago as 400 B.C. One of the first references to scopophobia was by Hippocrates who commented on an overly-shy individual, explaining that such a person "loves darkness as light" and "thinks every man observes him". The term "social phobia" (''phobie sociale'') was first coined in 1903 by French psychiatrist Pierre Janet. He used this term to describe patients of his who exhibited a fear of being observed as they were participating in daily activities such as talking, playing the piano or writing.〔Leora R. Heckleman, Franklin S. Schneierer; Social Phobia Diagnosis, Assessment, Treatment. 1995〕 In 1906 the psychiatric journal ''The Alienist and Neurologist'', described scopophobia:〔"The Alienist and Neurologist", edited by Charles Hamilton Hughes, 1906, (p. 165 ), (p. 285 ) (digitized by Google)〕 Later in the same paper (p. 285) scopophobia is defined as "a fear of seeing people or being seen, especially of strange faces".〔 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「Scopophobia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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