Agoraphobia

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feminine noun (psychopathology / psychiatry / clinical psychology)

Definition

A severe anxiety disorder characterized by an intense and persistent fear of open spaces, crowded public places, markets, or situations where escape might be difficult or embarrassing, or where help may not be available in the event of a panic attack. It frequently leads to severe avoidance behavior.

Bilingual Equivalents

  • Agoraphobia
  • Anxiety of open spaces

Grammatical & Source Details

Inflection Type Feminine noun, regular plural forms and standard analytical genitive structural shifts.
Formation Scientific compounding combining the Greek 'agora' (marketplace) and 'phobos' (fear, dread), introduced historically into 19th-century psychiatry.
Spelling / Pronunciation [a.ɡo.ra.fo.ˈbi.e]
Source Lexicon of Clinical Psychiatry, Mood Disorders, and Behavioral Typologies

Contextual Usage Examples

RO: Ședințele de psihoterapie cognitiv-comportamentală au ajutat-o să își gestioneze această agorafobie instalată după un accident.

EN: Cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy sessions helped her manage this agoraphobia that developed after an accident.

RO: Din cauza unei forme severe de agorafobie, scriitoarea a refuzat să își ridice premiul în fața publicului larg.

EN: Due to a severe form of agoraphobia, the writer refused to collect her award in front of the general public.

RO: Psihiatrul a explicat că această agorafobie nu este o simplă timiditate, ci o afecțiune ce necesită tratament de specialitate.

EN: The psychiatrist explained that this agoraphobia is not mere shyness, but a condition requiring specialized treatment.

Idioms & Phrases

Agorafobie cu atac de panică / Agoraphobia with panic disorder

RO: Formă clinică frecventă în care frica de spații deschise este declanșată sau însoțită de episoade acute de teroare fizică și sufocare.

EN: A common clinical form where the fear of open spaces is triggered or accompanied by acute episodes of physical terror and suffocation.

Tratament pentru agorafobie / Agoraphobia treatment / phobia therapy

RO: Abordare terapeutică complexă ce combină adesea medicația anxiolitică cu tehnici de desensibilizare sistematică.

EN: A complex therapeutic approach often combining anxiolytic medication with systematic desensitization techniques.

Diagnostic de agorafobie / Agoraphobia diagnosis / psychiatric evaluation

RO: Evaluare clinică realizată de un specialist pe baza criteriilor medicale standardizate (cum ar fi ICD-10 sau DSM-5).

EN: A clinical evaluation performed by a specialist based on standardized medical criteria (such as ICD-10 or DSM-5).

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