Fears of Economics

Statistical Anxiety

Statistics anxiety describes the apprehension that occurs when an individual is exposed to statistics content or problems and instructional situations, or evaluative contexts that deal with statistics. A statistics-anxious individual always experiences anxiety when doing statistics.

Arithmophobia

Arithmophobia, which is also known as Numerophobia is the condition when performing complex mathematical computations becomes a herculean task, with individuals stuttering through the ups and downs of number. In this condition, even performing simple addition and multiplication can lead to emotional breakdowns.

Chrometophobia

Chrometophobia is the extreme fear of money. Some people are afraid of the corrupting power of money, whereas some people are afraid of financial losses. At times, people are afraid because of fear of transmission of germs as the money is handled by different people. 

Officinaphobia

Officinaphobia is the fear of shopping. People may sense that shopping can be an unpleasant experience, like buying things that turn out to be dissatisfying, waiting in line for too long, finding an item person wants is out of stock, and even getting into fights.

Scarcity/Abundance Mindset

A scarcity mindset is the belief that there will never be enough, resulting in feelings of fear, stress, and anxiety. On the other hand, an abundance mindset flows out of a deep inner sense of personal worth and security.