Paruresis, also known as shy bladder syndrome, is a type of phobia in which a person is unable to urinate in the real or imagined presence of others, such as in a public restroom. The analogous condition affecting bowel movement is called parcopresis, or shy bowel.
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First Described YearThe term paruresis was coined by Williams and Degenhart (1954) in their paper "Paruresis: a survey of a disorder of micturition". (w-bbfill-psychology6-0926) Classification
Type of Phenomenon Diagnostic ChapterAnxiety or Fear-Related Disorders 1 Connections
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- Wikipedia Paruresis lead paragraph: shy bladder syndrome, a type of phobia
- Wikipedia Paruresis lead paragraph (w-bbfill-psych-diag-0926, keyword classification against phenomenon-kind enum definitions, hand-checked)
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The term paruresis was coined by Williams and Degenhart (1954) in their paper "Paruresis: a survey of a disorder of micturition".
In Branch: Abnormal Psychology, Categories
Wikipedia article 'Paruresis' is filed under Category:Situational phobias.
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