Question
tage Two - Diag noses of Anxiety Disorders Natural environm ent phobia s include flying drivin g, going over bridges or in tunnels, or of being in a closed-in place, like an elevator.True or False?
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Answer
False
Explanation
The question asks whether the statement that natural environment phobias include fear of flying, driving, going over bridges or in tunnels, or being in closed-in places (like an elevator) is true or false. In clarifying this, it is first pertinent to understand what natural environment phobias refer to. In the field of psychology, natural environment phobias are a subtype of specific phobias and are characterized by disproportionate fear or anxiety about natural environment situations such as heights (acrophobia), storms (astraphobia), and water (aquaphobia).(DSM-V). What the question describes such as the fear of flying, driving, being in an elevator, going over bridges or in tunnels usually falls under either situational or claustrophobia, not the natural environment phobia subtype. Therefore, the question seems to incorrectly categorize these fears.