Agyrophobia is the persistent fear of crossing streets or roadways, including open intersections and situations with heavy traffic. It can leave a person unable to cross even a quiet street without significant anxiety, and in severe cases it restricts a person's ability to move freely through a city. The fear is generally understood as centering on a loss of control in an exposed, fast-moving environment rather than on any single traumatic event.
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Type of Phenomenon Diagnostic ChapterAnxiety or Fear-Related Disorders 2 Sources
1. Agyrophobia (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia Agyrophobia lead paragraph (w-bbfill-psych-diag-0926, keyword classification against phenomenon-kind enum definitions, hand-checked)View the Source 2. ICD-11 Browser (WHO)
World Health Organization
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