alleryStart learning →Which description matches agoraphobia?
APersistent fear of being evaluated badly by other people
BContinuous worry about routine everyday matters
CFear and avoidance of situations that are hard to escape
DRecurrent unexpected attacks of overwhelming terror
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Fear and avoidance of situations that are hard to escape
1. Agoraphobia is intense fear, anxiety and avoidance of situations from which escape or help would be difficult.
2. Those situations include public transport, open spaces, enclosed spaces, crowds and being outside the home alone.
3. Fear of negative evaluation by others defines social anxiety disorder instead.
4. Continuous worry about everyday matters defines generalized anxiety disorder, and recurrent unexpected attacks define panic disorder.
_Source: OpenStax Psychology (1st ed., CC BY 4.0), Ch 15 "Psychological Disorders", section 15.4 Anxiety Disorders_
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