What is Agoraphobia?
Correct answer: Fear of being in a situation you can't escape from
Andy
Agoraphobia means fear of open spaces.
RiverDawn
I HAVE agoraphobia, yet had to reread the possible answers. Usually the definition mentions market place.
Jennyzim
I knew a woman who had lived with severe agoraphobia for a long time. She was in her forties when I knew her but looked like a twenty-year old because she’d been indoors all her life, away from traffic fumes and the Australian sun.
Jo
Dee, agree, they got that one completely wrong. I gave it the answer I know they were looking for... but it's wrong!
HanSolo
some phobias are so strange you wonder why they made a name for them, but this seems legit.
Tina
Agreed… it’s a fear of open spaces.
Wisenheimer
Agoraphobia means not going outside your home.
Glendar
Agoraphobia is literally Fear of the Marketplace. This answer is misleading because it's more of a social fear than a situational fear.
joymarch016
I should know !! I've had agoraphobia since I was twelve, there's only one REAL way to treat it, to constantly expose yourself to situations you're very fearful of, medications are near to useless for this debilitating disorder and can make the problem worse even.
Shruti Kumari
Shruti Kumari, I did not know the meaning of AGORAPHOBIA
Luv
Agoraphobia mean fear of open spaces.
Ro
Daisy, claustraphobia is fear of being in small spaces, ie: small rooms, closets, MRI tubes, elevators etc.
Tom
A phobia is an " irrational " fear. I would suggest that a fear of anything that you cannot get of is a rational fear.
gimghostt
i have agoraphobia.
Carla
Andy, Agora means market place in Greek, ergo, fear of the marketplace.
Vivika
hey , how many phobias are there totaly
Daisy
The correct answer describes clostraphobia? so is not correct
Goji
My kind of phobia
Player #57910363
RiverDawn, agora means market in Greek,and fobia is fear.
joe
my nan developed this. she lost both of her children before she died. one of whom was my dad. she didn't leave her house for about a decade.
Giggle pig
HanSolo, because naming fears is 99% of psychology.
Andrew
Andy, indeed (well, public spaces as markets aren't open spaces but are still included - agora is the word for market)
Karma
RiverDawn, me too. ..
Noyb
Terrible description of the phobia. “Agora” is Greek for market or shopping area. The clue should have included something about a market or a gathering area.