Korkokulun

Korkokulun is a neologistic term that appears in some Turkish-language discussions to describe fears and anxieties tied to schooling and academic evaluation. It is not recognized as a formal psychological diagnosis. In educational discourse, korkokulun may refer to patterns of fear that influence students’ participation, motivation, and performance, including exam anxiety, fear of failure, and stigmatization within school environments.

Etymology and morphology: The term seems to be a compound playing on korku (fear) and okul (school) with a suffix-like ending such as -un. It is not listed in standard Turkish dictionaries, and its exact analytical status varies by author. Because of this lack of standardization, its precise meaning is not fixed across sources.

Usage and context: Since korkokulun is not widely established, it appears mainly in educational blogs, opinion pieces, and some theoretical discussions about how school structures and testing practices can generate or amplify fear. In scholarly work, it is often described as a colloquial or heuristic label rather than a clinical category.

Relation to other concepts: The idea overlaps with discussions of scholophobia, test anxiety, and school phobia, though those terms have more specific definitions and diagnostic usage in psychology. Korkokulun is sometimes used to address cultural and institutional aspects of fear in schooling rather than to diagnose individuals. See also scholophobia, test anxiety, school phobia.