A fear of animals can affect everyday situations involving being bitten, wild animals, animal attack and zoo animals. It may lead to scanning surroundings, avoiding places where the animal might appear, asking other people to check or deal with it, or leaving suddenly when one is seen.

Possible triggers

Examples include visiting someone who keeps pets, entering a zoo or watching animals in a nature documentary. The particular animals involved vary from person to person.

Name origin

From Greek zōon (animal) and -phobia.

A fear of human-animal transformation can affect everyday situations involving turning into an animal, human animal hybrid, werewolf and transformation fear. It may lead to avoiding certain places, images, stories or times of day, checking surroundings, seeking reassurance, or staying away from reminders of the feared idea.

Possible triggers

Watching a transformation scene in a film or reading a story in which a person becomes an animal.

Name origin

From Greek zōon (animal) and anthrōpos (human) with -phobia.

A fear of jealousy can affect everyday situations involving relationship insecurity, romantic rivalry, envy and jealousy. It may lead to suppressing feelings, avoiding situations likely to trigger the emotion, monitoring your reactions, or withdrawing from experiences that would otherwise matter to you.

Possible triggers

Noticing jealous feelings, hearing a partner discuss another person or anticipating a situation associated with jealousy.

Name origin

From Greek zēlos (zeal or jealousy) and -phobia.