basophobia

noun 2

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noun

1

Inability to walk or stand erect, due to emotional causes.

In basophobia the patient by a sort of auto-suggestion persuades himself that it is impossible to stand upon his legs.

Although not diagnosed with basophobia, the clinical term for this fear, Bourgeois made it a major theme in her art. For example, the Personages of 1947-9 are unable to stand on their own […]

2

Fear of falling

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