Introduction: Claustrophobia
Claustrophobia:
Claustrophobia has traditionally refered to a fear of
enclosed spaces or confinement, such as in rooms, cars, aeroplanes, etc.
Recent psychological practice is to consider claustrophobia
as part of the spectrum of agoraphobia disorders,
rather than a distinct separate diagnosis.
From the traditional sense, claustrophobia and agoraphobia appear simplistically to
be opposite disorders (fear of closed spaces versus fear of open spaces),
but they share many aspects.
The symptoms, anxieties, and mental or physical reactions
to the fears or anxieties are similar.
The underlying basis appears similar in relation to "loss of control"
and similar reactions such as the anxiety states and "need to flee" in response
to anxiety-causing circumstances.
Researching symptoms of Claustrophobia:
Further information about the symptoms of Claustrophobia
is available including a list of symptoms of Claustrophobia,
or alternatively return to research other symptoms in the symptom center.
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