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Excessive caution

Name(s): 
Deprivation of risk-taking
Excessive safety precautions
Cotton-wooling
Obsession with personal safety
Obsession with personal health
Excessive fear of risk
Broader 
Fear
Inconsistent risk evaluation
Unwillingness to risk loss of life
Narrower 
Oversecurity
Morbid fear of illness
Fear of food contamination
Economic philosophy of controlled risk
Reduces 
Denial of danger
Unhealthy behaviour
Excessive desire for risk
Related 
Parental over-protectiveness
Commercially sponsored health education
This problem is a member of 3 aggravating loops
Aggravates 
Restrictive practices
Backlash against repeated warnings [in 3 loops]
Aggravated by 
Fear of crime
Dangerous countries
Culture-induced fear
Coitus as a cancer risk
Inadequate spread of risk
Fear of personal insecurity
Prevailing community insecurity
Breakdown in community security systems
Strategy(ies) 
Risking
Guarding personal safety
Approving dangerous behaviour
Denying risk-taking
Encouraging risk-taking
Treating excessive fear of risk
Type 
(F) Fuzzy exceptional problems

About the Encyclopedia

The Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential is a unique, experimental research work of the Union of International Associations. It is currently published as a searchable online platform with profiles of world problems, action strategies, and human values that are interlinked in novel and innovative ways. These connections are based on a range of relationships such as broader and narrower scope, aggravation, relatedness and more. By concentrating on these links and relationships, the Encyclopedia is uniquely positioned to bring focus to the complex and expansive sphere of global issues and their interconnected nature.

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