phobic disorder agoraphobia A phobic disorder involving the specific anxiety about being in a place or situation where escape is difficult or embarrassing or where help may be unavailable. DOID:593 Fear of open spaces (finding) MSH:D000379 NCI:C34362 SNOMEDCT_2010_1_31:154885006 SNOMEDCT_2010_1_31:192394003 SNOMEDCT_2010_1_31:247830007 SNOMEDCT_2010_1_31:70691001 UMLS_CUI:C0001818 disease_ontology Some of the following patterns have been found in patients with Agoraphobia. - Some physical or psychological stressor. - Altered physical sensation, such as increased heart rate and over-breathing. - Faulty appraisal, such as incorrectly interpreting the symptoms as representing a severe physical problem- a heart attack or loss of control. - Avoidance of the situation associated with the fear. the attack were described as highly aversive, and the patients' belief that they represented a pathological outcome intensified the fear. this lead to avoidance. DSM-IV-TR (american Psychiatric Association) MFOMD_0000035 Agoraphobia is anxiety about, or avoidance of, places or situations from which escape might be difficult (or embarrassing) or in which help may not be amiable in the event of having a panic attack or panic-like symptoms. DSM-IV-TR (american Psychiatric Association) The anxiety typically leads to a pervasive avoidance of a variety of situations that may include being alone outside the home or being home alone; being in a crowd of people; travelling in automobile, bus, or airplane; or being on a bridge or in an elevator. The differential diagnosis to distinguish agoraphobia from social and specific phobia and from severe separation anxiety disorder can be difficult because all of this conditions are characterised by avoidance of specific situations. DSM-IV-TR (american Psychiatric Association) agorafobia