Algophobia problems and experience the results before anything actually happens to them. People suffering from this probably have hyperalgesia. The Fear of Pain Questionnaire (currently the FPQ-III) has been used to test for Algophobia in the past and was found to have good internal consistency and test-retest reliability. 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
Fear Is the Key force him to provide the necessary resources. Talbot has been working for the authorities all along and convinces Vyland and Royale that he is now ready to die on the ocean floor beside his family, eliciting a terror-stricken confession from the two men (their fear of death being the key that unlocks the confession) which is relayed to witnesses on the oil platform. Talbot then returns to the oil platform, where Vyland throws himself to his death from a ladder. Royale survives to be tried and sentenced to death and Talbot, politely turning down General Ruthven's offer of any reward