Yes, they are the same thing.
people have different kind of phobias and the fear of gold is one of the phobias
Phobias are formed when you are uncomfortable or scared of something. Like spiders, or have people watching them eat.
People either live with the phobias their whole life or they get counselors and the counselors talk them through it and help them face their fear/phobia
Phobias can be diagnosed as a disorder themselves, but disorders such as Panic Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and PTSD are all often associated with phobias.
people with phobophobia (fear of phobias)
phobophobia=afraid of phobias and testites=afraid of taking tests (people say that in bmy school when we go tests -_-)
Nobody is really certain - if we knew for sure, we could always cure them! It's thought that some phobias start with childhood experiences that are not processed in a healthy manner, but allowed to grow out of proportion. However, there are many phobias that we just don't know about. Sometimes people develop phobias that they cannot explain.
Kids Health and WebMD both have sections of their websites dedicated to phobias. For more general information on all types of phobias, one could visit Wikipedia.
Some are afraid to leave their homes. Some can not hold down a job. Phobias can be quite strong.
Phobias are a subject of much study. It is not yet known how or why people get them.
It would be WAY too hard to list all the phobias in the world.... so I can just give you a website to go too. www.phobialist.com and if you go on that every phobia possible is there.