What is a Confidentiality Agreement? A confidentiality agreement, also called a nondisclosure agreement or NDA, takes the notion of keeping a secret for a certain period of time. The legal definition of NDA is that it is a legally enforceable contract that creates a confidential relationship between two individuals or parties.
Gephyrophobia: A Fear Of Crossing Bridges. A major crossing over the Hudson River, New York's Tappan Zee Bridge needs a $1.3 billion dollar overhaul. Elise Ayers, who works for the State Department, isn't afraid of overseas adventure. The monster she fears is the Chesapeake Bay Bridge in Maryland. At four miles long and 185 feet high, Ayers says the thought of driving the bridge - with the way it rises straight in the air - raises a sense of panic in her.
Mysophobia, also known as verminophobia, germophobia, germaphobia, bacillophobia and bacteriophobia, is a pathological fear of contamination and germs. The term was coined by Dr. William Alexander Hammond in 1879 when describing a case of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) exhibited in repeatedly washing one's hands. Mysophobia has long been related to the OCD of constantly washing one's hands.