Claustrophobia

Claustrophobia be a fear anaa anxiety of confined spaces. E be triggered by chaw situations anaa stimuli, wey dey include elevators, especially wen crowded to capacity, windowless rooms, den hotel rooms plus closed doors den sealed windows. Even bedrooms plus a lock on de outside, small cars, den tight-necked clothing fi induce a response in those plus claustrophobia. E be typically classified as an anxiety disorder, wich often dey result in panic attacks. Na dem attribute de onset of claustrophobia to chaw factors, wey dey include a reduction insyd de size of de amygdala, classical conditioning, anaa a genetic predisposition to fear small spaces.

One study dey indicate say anywer from five to ten percent of de world population be affected by severe claustrophobia, buh a small percentage of these people per receive sam kind of treatment for de disorder.

De term claustrophobia dey cam from Latin claustrum "a shut in place" den Greek , phóbos, "fear".

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Category:Phobias
Category:Situational phobias