What is it?
Symptoms and Reactions
Causes and Psychology
Coping and Treatment
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This term describes an intense fear of crowds or large gatherings.
What is Enochlophobia?
100
Sweating, shaking, and a rapid heartbeat are common physical reactions when facing this fear.
What is Enochlophobia?
100
Witnessing violence or chaos in a crowd can lead to this form of learned fear.
What is a trauma response?
100
This type of therapy helps people face their fears in small, controlled steps.
What is exposure therapy?
200
This Greek word “phobos” means this emotion, found in every phobia’s name.
What is fear?
200
People with Enochlophobia might experience this type of attack, which causes shortness of breath and dizziness.
What is a panic attack?
200
This mental health disorder, which can occur after trauma, sometimes overlaps with Enochlophobia.
What is PTSD?
200
Breathing exercises, meditation, and mindfulness are examples of these techniques.
What are relaxation and grounding techniques?
300
This is the clinical term for an intense, irrational fear that disrupts a person’s ability to function normally.
What is an anxiety disorder?
300
Some people may freeze or go silent in crowded areas, which is a form of this automatic nervous response.
What is the freeze response?
300
People with this general anxiety condition may be more likely to develop phobias like Enochlophobia.
What is generalized anxiety disorder?
300
This type of professional can diagnose and treat phobias through therapy sessions.
What is a psychologist or therapist?
400
People with enochlophobia often avoid this type of setting, which can include concerts, malls, or rallies.
What are crowded places?
400
This is the feeling of losing control or being unable to escape a situation, often linked to crowd anxiety.
What is helplessness or loss of control?
400
This part of the brain stores fearful memories that may resurface when someone is in a crowd.
What is the hippocampus?
400
A therapist may use this approach to challenge negative thoughts about crowds.
What is cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)?