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Claustrophobia: Introduction
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.
Symptoms of Claustrophobia
- Fear of enclosed spaces
- Anxiety in closed rooms
- Needing to leave doors open
- Anxiety in cars
- Anxiety in aeroplanes
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Medical Textbooks Online about Claustrophobia
Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
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Claustrophobia: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Claustrophobia
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Hospitals & Clinics: Claustrophobia
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Claustrophobia: Rare Types
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Causes of Claustrophobia
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Latest Treatments for Claustrophobia
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Definitions of Claustrophobia:
A morbid fear of being closed in a confined space - (Source - WordNet 2.1)
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- Anxiety (Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition))
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