Agoraphobia

an opportunity to extort the Make A Wish Foundation. Frank used all of his children, including Liam, for their good credit and max out credit cards putting them in financial debt, without their consent. Moreover, Sheila is a woman who has agoraphobia. Agoraphobia is an anxiety disorder where a person believes the environment is dangerous. Frank leeches onto Shelia, recently divorced woman, to live in her house. Frank only does this when he realized he is kicked out of Gallagher’s home. Frank has…

We all have fears, but are they necessarily strong enough to cause us problems? You may not like spiders or snakes and may go out of your way to avoid them, but this is quite different to having a phobia about something. For example, it is natural to be afraid of a snarling Rottweiler, but not to be terrified of a friendly poodle on a leash. Although a phobia is similar to a fear, there is one key difference: the anxiety experienced by the person is so strong that it interferes with their life…

Agoraphobia is similar to claustrophobia, but there are minor differences. Someone with this condition could become homebound, meaning they will never leave their house. When people have a condition like this and they are told that they are making it up, or…

Eleanor Cowell, Theodore grandmother, was submissive and fearful of her husband. She suffered from several mental disorders such as agoraphobia and depression. During that time, it was extremely popular to use electric shock therapy for the mildest cases of mental illness. Later Louise packed up with Theodor and moved to Tacoma, Washington and changed her last name from Cowell to Nelson…

However, other psychological studies do support the self-medication pathway through findings that suggest certain mental disorders predict the later onset of substance use and abuse (Swendsen et al., 2010). Through exploring the different pathways of development of comorbid disorders, it becomes clear there is a mutual maintenance pattern that appears to occur between the two disorders (Smith & Book, 2008). This mutual maintenance pattern means that once both disorders are present in an…

specific object. Some examples include arachnophobia, ophidiophobia, and acrophobia. These phobias deal specifically with a certain object, which is the fear of spiders, fear of snake, and the fear of heights. The third type of phobia is known as agoraphobia, or phobias dealing with enclosed spaces(“Mental Health America”). These type of phobias deal with situations that involved such things as being in a house, going to a public area, or riding on a vehicle. Though the amygdala plays a big role…

It got so bad I couldn't leave my house as it turned into agoraphobia, which is a fear of places or situations that can cause panic or embarrassment. The days I would miss kept adding up. Numerous school counselors, truancy officers, the nurse, and even the principal all tried to help. I couldn't be helped until I…

because of a fall that they had recently, or they may not even know why. The next type of anxiety is panic disorder. Multiple panic attacks can happen to one person in a day if they have panic disorder. Another thing that comes with panic disorder is agoraphobia which is a fear of not being able to get help in the case of an emergency such as a panic attack. OCD, obsessive compulsive disorder. OCD isn’t just a disorder that causes someone to want all their books in alphabetical order or to throw…

anger are directed toward his mother. Phobias are also something that Oskar exhibits. Since he has ASD, he exhibits a lot of fears such as fear to cross bridges, public transportation, fireworks, and other things. Oskar is mostly exhibiting Agoraphobia, which is fear or avoidance of situations in which escape might be difficult or help unavailable when overcome with panic. He tries to avoid his fears such as bridges and public transportation because he is afraid something bad will happen.…

In the case of Nadine, we are observing extreme symptoms of anxiety involving any kind of interaction with people outside of her home. Although her mother describes her behavior as “long withstanding shyness”, her inability to speak, compelled confinement to her house, and panic-related somatic responses when interacting with others suggest a much more severe diagnoses than “long withstanding shyness”. We think that it is most appropriate to diagnose Nadine with Social Anxiety Disorder, F40.10…