nonagoraphobic
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
non- + agoraphobic
Adjective[edit]
nonagoraphobic (comparative more nonagoraphobic, superlative most nonagoraphobic)
- Not suffering from agoraphobia; Comfortable in crowds or wide-open spaces.
- 1995, Carol Brooks Gardner, Passing By: Gender and Public Harassment, page 38:
- Interestingly enough, agoraphobic and nonagoraphobic women use similar advice and sometimes strategies for managing their fear in public places and for handling public harassment.
- 2011, Paula K. Lundberg-Love, Kevin L. Nadal, Michele A. Paludi, Women and Mental Disorders, page 6:
- Gelfond (1991) reported that more than half (55%) of the average nonagoraphobic women in her study scored in the clinical range for agoraphobia. these nonagoraphobic women were similar to agoraphobic women in terms of high feminine gender identification and negative attitudes or reluctance about traveling alone or going out at night (Gelfond, 1991).
- 2013, Henry E. Adams, Patricia B. Sutker, Comprehensive Handbook of Psychopathology:
- More specific reference to these nonagoraphobic types of avoidance might be incorporated in DSM-IV.