Claustrophobia – โรคกลัวที่ปิดทึบ หรือ กลัวที่แคบๆ

Claustrophobia (from Latin claustrum “a shut in place”) is the fear of enclosed spaces. It is typically classified as an anxiety disorder and often results in panic attack. One study indicates that anywhere from 2-5% of the general world population is affected by severe claustrophobia, but only a small percentage of these people receive some kind of treatment for the disorder.

Claustrophobia is typically thought to have two key symptoms: fear of restriction and fear of suffocation. A typical claustrophobic will fear restriction in at least one, if not several, of the following areas: small rooms, locked rooms, tunnels, cellars, elevators, subway trains, caves, and crowded areas. Additionally, the fear of restriction can cause some claustrophobics to fear trivial matters such as sitting in a barber’s chair or waiting in line at a grocery store simply out of a fear of confinement to a single space. However, claustrophobics are not necessarily afraid of these areas themselves, but, rather, they fear what could happen to them should they become confined to said area. Often, when confined to an area, claustrophobics begin to fear suffocation, believing that there may be a lack of air in the area to which they are confined. Any combination of the above symptoms can lead to severe panic attacks. However, most claustrophobics do everything in their power to avoid these situations

(Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claustrophobia)

Vocab for reading

Enclosed (adj) – ถูกปิดล้อม
It is typically classified – ปกติแล้วมันถูกแบ่งออกเป็น..
is affected by – มีผลกระทบจาก
        [จะเห็นว่าเราจะใช้ affect (V) ไม่ใช้ effect (N)]
severe (adj) – ที่รุนแรง
treatment for the disorder – การรักษาอาการความผิดปกติ
symptoms – อาการของโรค
fear of restriction – กลัวการถูกกักกัน
fear of confinement – กลัวการถูกกักกัน
fear of suffocation – กลัวการขาดออกซิเจน
locked rooms – ห้องที่ถูกล๊อค
cellars – storage space – ห้องเก็บของ
crowded areas – พื้นที่ที่เต็มไปด้วยผู้คน
trivial matters – เรื่องราวเล็กๆ น้อยๆ
waiting in line – คอยคิว