Agoraphobia (from Greek αγορά, "gathering place"; and φόβος, φοβία, -phobia) is an anxiety disorder characterized by anxiety in situations where the sufferer perceives certain environments as dangerous or uncomfortable, often due to the environment's vast openness or crowdedness. These situations include, but are not limited to, wide-open spaces, as well as uncontrollable social situations such as the possibility of being met in shopping malls, airports, and on bridges. Agoraphobia is defined within the DSM-IV TR as a subset of panic disorder, involving the fear of incurring a panic attack in those environments.[1] In the DSM-5, however, agoraphobia is classified as being separate to panic disorder.[2] The sufferer may go to great lengths to avoid those situations, in severe cases becoming unable to leave their home or safe haven. Although mostly thought to be a fear of public places, it is now believed that agoraphobia develops as a complication of panic attacks.[3] However, there is evidence that the implied one-way causal relationship between spontaneous panic attacks and agoraphobia in DSM-IV may be incorrect.[4] Onset is usually between ages 20 and 40 years and more common in women.[5] Approximately 3.2 million, or about 2.2%, of adults in the US between the ages of 18 and 54, suffer from agoraphobia.[6] Agoraphobia can account for approximately 60% of phobias.[7] Studies have shown two different age groups at first onset: early to mid twenties, and early thirties.[8] In response to a traumatic event, anxiety may interrupt the formation of memories and disrupt the learning processes, resulting in dissociation. Depersonalization (a feeling of disconnection from one's self) and derealisation (a feeling of disconnection from one's surroundings) are other dissociative methods of withdrawing from anxiety.[9] Standardized tools such as Panic and Agoraphobia Scale can be used to measure agoraphobia and panic attacks severity and monitor treatment. Facebook: http://facebook.com/mchenrycruiser Twitter: http://twitter.com/mchenrycruisers Prank Calls: http://youtube.com/mchenrycruisercranks McHenry Cruiser is the best comedian/Prankster/Vlogger in the history of planet Earth and possibly various other planets in the known Galaxy. Please subscribe and share on Facebook and Twitter. Boom! agoraphobia agoraphobia documentary agoraphobia disorder agoraphobia treatment agoraphobia case study agoraphobia journal articles agoraphobia and panic attacks agoraphobia and ptsd agoraphobia and social anxiety agoraphobia and alcohol agoraphobia and fitness agoraphobia anxiety agoraphobia and depression agoraphobia and panic disorder agoraphobia biological factors agoraphobia best treatment agoraphobia by incubus agoraphobia behaviors agoraphobia blog agoraphobia case example agoraphobia cbt agoraphobia claustrophobia agoraphobia causes agoraphobia criteria agoraphobia chat agoraphobia cure agoraphobia cover agoraphobia documentary agoraphobia disorder agoraphobia dsm code agoraphobia diagnostic criteria agoraphobia dsm agoraphobia dsm 5 agoraphobia definition agoraphobia dictionary agoraphobia examples agoraphobia exposure therapy agoraphobia exposure agoraphobia exercise agoraphobia effects agoraphobia etiology agoraphobia epilepsy agoraphobia family support agoraphobia forum agoraphobia facts agoraphobia fear of heights agoraphobia fact sheet agoraphobia famous people agoraphobia fear of agoraphobia gender differences agoraphobia gatherer agoraphobia greek agoraphobia guitar tab agoraphobia groups online agoraphobia genetic agoraphobia groups meetings agoraphobia greek origin agoraphobia hypnosis agoraphobia help agoraphobia housebound agoraphobia how to pronounce agoraphobia history agoraphobia helpline agoraphobia hotline agoraphobia in a sentence agoraphobia incubus agoraphobia incubus lyrics agoraphobia images agoraphobia in dogs agoraphobia information agoraphobia icd 10 agoraphobia in children agoraphobia is the fear of agoraphobia is agoraphobia journal articles agoraphobia journal agoraphobia movie agoraphobia meaning agoraphobia mtg agoraphobia panic disorder agoraphobia song agoraphobia subliminal agoraphobia short film agoraphobia treatment agoraphobia test agoraphobia trailer agoraphobia therapy heavy rain agoraphobia trophy agoraphobia video agoraphobia with panic disorder

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