treatment of agoraphobia
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Treatments for agoraphobia A phobia is a persistent fear of an object, situation or activity that a person feels they have to avoid, it causes them anxiety and panic attacks and some people take extreme measures to avoid the object, situation or activity, which can have a major effect on there life and day to day living, for example agoraphobia, if a person is scared of open spaces then how are they going to go to work or get there shopping it would have a dramatic affect on the individuals life. A lot of different treatments have been devised to help people with phobias 3 of which are listed below. In this assignment I will be discussing treatments for agoraphobia. Agoraphobia is a condition which develops when a person begins to avoid spaces or situations associated with anxiety. Typical "phobic situations" might include driving, shopping, crowded places, travelling, standing in line, being...


