Conditioning experiences Claustrophobia

in mri, patient inserted tube.

magnetic resonance imaging (mri) can trigger claustrophobia. mri scan entails lying still time in narrow tube. in study involving claustrophobia , mri, reported 13% of patients experienced panic attack during procedure. procedure has been linked not triggering of preexisting claustrophobia, onset of condition in people. panic attacks experienced during procedure can stop person adjusting situation, thereby perpetuating fear.

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s.j. rachman tells of extreme example, citing experience of 21 miners. these miners trapped underground 14 days, during 6 of miners died of suffocation. after rescue, ten of miners studied ten years. 1 affected experience, , 6 developed phobias confining or limiting situations. miner did not develop noticeable symptoms 1 acted leader.

another factor cause onset of claustrophobia information received. aureau walding states in causes of claustrophobia , many people, children, learn , fear watching parents or peers. method not apply observing teacher, observing victims. vicarious classical conditioning includes when person sees person exposed directly unpleasant situation. analogous observing getting stuck in tight space, suffocated, or of other examples listed above.