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
Fear of Music vocal performance" and its nuances and called "Fear of Music" "a quantum leap" for the band. Tom Bentkowski of "New York" concluded, "But what makes the record so successful, perhaps, is a genuinely felt anti-elitism. Talking Heads was clever enough to make the intellectual infectious and even danceable." AllMusic's William Ruhlmann claimed that "Fear of Music" is "an uneven, transitional album", but nonetheless stated that it includes songs that match the quality of the band's best works. In the 1995 "Spin Alternative Record Guide", Eric Weisbard gave the record a rating of nine out of ten and called it Talking