claustrophobia

1. claustrophobia Done by: Lucas, Ryan, Glenn and Alyssa

2. What is claustrophobia ? Claustrophobia is the fear of having no escape and being closed in small spaces or rooms. It is a results of a panic attack. Getting caught in a small hole, due to cave-ins or suddenly finding the den of a dangerous animal, could have caused claustrophobia to become a prepared phobia.

3. Claustrophobia is typically thought to have two key symptoms: fear of restriction and fear of suffocation. A typical claustrophobic will fear restriction in at least one, if not several, of the following areas: small rooms, locked rooms, cars, tunnels, cellars, elevators, subway trains, caves, airplanes and crowded areas. Additionally, the fear of restriction can cause some claustrophobics to fear trivial matters such as sitting in a barber’s chair or waiting in line at a grocery store simply out of a fear of confinement to a single space. Basic symptoms of claustrophobia

4. Diagnosis Claustrophobia is the fear of having no escape, and being closed in. It is typically classified as an anxiety disorder and often results in a rather severe panic attack. One study conducted by University of Wisconsin-Madison’s neurology department revealed that anywhere from 2-5% of the world population is affected by severe claustrophobia, but only a small percentage of these people receive some kind of treatment for the disorder.

5. Prepared phobia There is research that suggests that claustrophobia isn’t entirely a classically conditioned or learned phobia

6. Reference http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claustrophobia