Home›Clinical and Motivational Phenomena›Specific Phobias›Situational and Environmental PhobiasGroupSituational and Environmental PhobiasA specific phobia triggered by a particular situation, place, weather condition or natural environment, including the classic situational phobias such as enclosed spaces and open or public spaces alongside phobias of specific natural phenomena and forms of travel. This group gathers the situational and environmental phobias recorded under Psychology's Specific Phobias group, spanning fears of heights, confined spaces, deep water, darkness, storms and other weather, and travel by specific means such as flying, driving or trains, each identified by its own specific phobia term in the clinical literature.FactsBrowse BySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonPhobia Type (DSM-5)Well-attestedNatural Environment Type 1Phobia Type (DSM-5)Well-attestedSituational Type 1Browse ByAll Situational and Environmental PhobiasSituational and Environmental Phobias32 entriesSituational and Environmental PhobiasFilter Results32 entriesPhenomenon FamilyAllSituational and Environmental Phobias (32)Specific Phobias (32)Type of PhenomenonAllBehavioral Phenomenon (1)Developmental Phenomenon (2)Emotional Phenomenon (30)Branch of PsychologyAllAbnormal Psychology (26)Environmental Psychology (1)In GroupAllSituational and Environmental Phobias (32)First Described EraAll1808 (1)1871 (1)1903 (1)1982 (1)1988 (1)Diagnostic ChapterAllAnxiety or Fear-Related Disorders (30)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 32AcrophobiaClinical and Motivational Phenomena1 linkAerophobiaClinical and Motivational PhenomenaAgoraphobiaClinical and Motivational Phenomena1 linkAgyrophobiaClinical and Motivational Phenomena1 linkAncraophobiaClinical and Motivational Phenomena1 linkAquaphobiaClinical and Motivational Phenomena1 linkAstraphobiaClinical and Motivational Phenomena1 linkBasophobiaClinical and Motivational PhenomenaChionophobiaClinical and Motivational PhenomenaClaustrophobiaClinical and Motivational Phenomena1 linkDendrophobiaClinical and Motivational PhenomenaDomatophobiaClinical and Motivational Phenomena1 linkDriving PhobiaClinical and Motivational Phenomena1 linkEcophobiaClinical and Motivational Phenomena2 linksEnochlophobiaClinical and Motivational PhenomenaFear of Crossing StreetsClinical and Motivational Phenomena1 linkFear of FallingClinical and Motivational Phenomena1 linkFear of FlyingClinical and Motivational Phenomena1 linkFear of Roller CoastersClinical and Motivational Phenomena1 linkFear of the DarkClinical and Motivational Phenomena1 linkFear of TrainsClinical and Motivational Phenomena1 linkFrigophobiaClinical and Motivational Phenomena1 linkGephyrophobiaClinical and Motivational Phenomena1 linkHeliophobiaClinical and Motivational Phenomena1 linkHodophobiaClinical and Motivational Phenomena1 linkLilapsophobiaClinical and Motivational Phenomena1 linkNyctophobiaClinical and Motivational Phenomena1 linkPyrophobiaClinical and Motivational Phenomena1 linkRadiophobiaClinical and Motivational Phenomena1 linkSiderodromophobiaClinical and Motivational PhenomenaSubmechanophobiaClinical and Motivational Phenomena1 linkThalassophobiaClinical and Motivational Phenomena1 linkSources1. Wikipedia: Specific phobiatier 2WikipediaSpecific phobia, DSM-5 types section, natural environment typeIncluding fear of water (aquaphobia), heights (acrophobia), lightning and thunderstorms (astraphobia), or aging (gerascophobia).Specific phobia, DSM-5 types section, situational typeIncluding the fear of small, confined spaces (claustrophobia) or the dark (nyctophobia).View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.