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 data. Persistent environment A persistent environment is a virtual community—most often with a singular, continuing purpose. It is typically used as a branding channel, residing online for months and providing an immersive, singular branding experience. A perpetual virtual environment is continuous online location where people, resources, applications, data and events are aggregated together and connected in order to facilitate communication, learning, collaboration, marketing, purchasing, service, support, and relationships. A persistent environment may include multiple user features and functionality but has one or two primary goals: "increased social networking engagement, and therefore, increased sales through increased user awareness". Persistent environments may