Agoraphobia

Agoraphobia translated from Greek means “fear of the marketplace” and designates fear of remaining away from home in unsafe conditions. Agoraphobia can also be defined as fear of open or public places. Agoraphobia is a distinct group of fears that includes various kinds of phobia and its characteristic feature is the avoidance of leaving home, visiting shops, fear of crowds and crowded public...

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Phobias list and types of phobias

The practice of medicine shows that phobia is not a single disease. As a matter of fact the phobias list is very long, comprehensive and includes many types of phobias.  A short fleeting glance at the phobias list will be enough to understand how many possible sources of phobias exist.  Some people may be even amazed to find out that many things, the elements, situations, and actions may...

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