What is agoraphobia?

Answer 1

is an anxiety disorder for more details go to
http://en.wilkipedia.org/wilki/agoraphobia

Answer 2

The fear of open places. Any public place such as malls, supermarkets, just any where outside your comfort zone which is your house. Agoraphobia and anxiety disorders go together. For more information, do a yahoo or google search on agoraphobia for more information.

Answer 3

Agoraphobia is an anxiety disorder which primarily consists of the fear of experiencing a difficult or embarrassing situation from which the sufferer cannot escape

Answer 4

Agoraphobia is a general fear of people: of crowds, of open or public places. This comes from the Greek agora, which is a marketplace, the term used to represent a place representing the public.

Answer 5

Agoraphobia is an anxiety disorder which primarily consists of the fear of experiencing a difficult or embarassing situation.
May experience panic attacks where they fell insecure.

Answer 6

My husband has this.

It is literally "a fear of the marketplace". But in practice can be any place - any open place. any strange place. Any place where he feels trapped. large places. like supermarkets.

But this is very treatable with psychotherapy. Please get the help needed. Look up Dr. Phil. He says that phobias can be treated in 10 days (or something very short like that).

Good luck.

Answer 7

This is a very good blog, a beginner’s guide to abnormal psychology.
Short, clear and simple; and you can even post your question and contact the author regarding particular subject you are interested in, for FREE

http://sensitive-psychoworld.blogspot.com/

Answer 8

It is the fear of leaving ones house, open spaces make the person more anxious

Answer 9

It is an unreasonable fear of open spaces. Also, a type of panic disorders.

Answer 10

Fear of open spaces. My great grandmother had it and would never leave her house.