Algophobia Algophobia Algophobia is a phobia of pain - an abnormal and persistent fear of pain that is far more powerful than that of a normal person. Algophobia is much more common in elderly people. It can be treated with behavioral therapy and anti-anxiety medication. The term comes from the , "álgos", "pain" and , "phóbos", "fear". According to Sabino Metta, a behavioral psychologist, the phobic reaction is a learned behavior. A common example of this would be an elderly person who hears about all of their friends suffering from various ailments and pains. This person will begin to anticipate the
Persistent environment connected to an organization, e-commerce, telesales, registration, transactions or other systems. Persistent environments are long-term branding, educational or sales events experienced online. A unique virtual space, these persistent online environments bring focus to services or product features—by allowing consumers (and the B2B marketplace) to experience a brand category in new, virtual ways. When used as a training event, a persistent environment would have a testing component. Persistent environments may also be used for professional licensing accreditation and would have a continued education component of current curricula to maintain standards. For consumer branding, persistent environments may also be thought of as