Agoraphobia arises from an internal anxiety condition that has become so intense that the suffering individual fears going anywhere or doing anything where these feelings of panic have repeatedly occurred before. As a result, sufferers of agoraphobia may avoid public and/or unfamiliar places. List of Common PhobiasĪchondroplasiaphobia - Noun: The fear of little people, as described as dwarfism or midgets.Īgoraphobia - Agoraphobia is an anxiety disorder, often precipitated by the fear of having a panic attack in a setting from which there is no easy means of escape. Agoraphobia may also be caused by various specific phobias such as fear of open spaces, social embarrassment (social agoraphobia), fear of contamination (fear of germs, possibly complicated by obsessive-compulsive disorder) or PTSD ( post traumatic stress disorder) related to a trauma that occurred out of doors.Īrtistic translucent illustration of a human brain. Specific phobia may be further subdivided into five categories:Ī generalized fear of leaving home or a small familiar 'safe' area, and of possible panic attacks that might follow.
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Most phobias are classified into two categories and, according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-V), such phobias are considered to be sub-types of anxiety disorder.įear of particular objects or social situations that immediately results in anxiety and can sometimes lead to panic attacks.
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