Hodophobia

Hodophobia
Synonyms
  • fear of travel
  • travel phobia
Classification and external resources
Specialty Psychiatry
ICD-10 F40.2
ICD-9-CM 300.29
MedlinePlus 000956
eMedicine article/288016
MeSH D010698

Hodophobia is an irrational fear, or phobia, of travel.[1] Hodophobia is also referred to as travel phobia or fear of travel.[2] Hodophobia should not to be confused with travel aversion.[3][4]

Acute anxiety provoked by travel can be treated with anti-anxiety medication.[5][6] The condition can be treated with exposure therapy, which works better when combined with cognitive behavioral therapy.[5][6]

Classification

Hodophobia is a specific phobia as classified in the DSM-5.[7]

Symptoms

People with fear of traveling experience intense, persistent fear or anxiety when they think about traveling and/or during travel.[8][9] They will avoid travel if they can, and the fear, anxiety, and avoidance cause significant distress and impair their ability to function.[8][9]

Cause

The causes of hodophobia and the mechanisms by which it is maintained are often complex, as with many phobias.[8][10]

Diagnosis

The diagnosis is clinical.[8] It is often difficult to determine if the specific phobia of hodophobia should be the primary diagnosis, or if it is a symptom of a generalized anxiety disorder or another anxiety disorder.[8][11]

Management

Acute anxiety caused by travel can be treated with anti-anxiety medication.[5][6] The condition can also be treated with exposure therapy which works better when combined with cognitive behavioral therapy.[5][6][12] Relaxation techniques and education can also be helpful in combination with other approaches.[9][12][13]

Society and culture

Sigmund Freud, the famous neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, confessed in a number of letters that he suffered from fear of travel.[14] He used the term "Reisenangst" for it, which means "travel anxiety" or "fear of travel" in the German language.[15] However Freud's anxiety was not a "true" phobia.[15]

See also

Other travel-related disorders include:

References

  1. ↑ multiple sources
    • Sutherland, Stuart. Macmillan Dictionary of Psychology. pp. 189–190. ISBN 978-0-333-55313-8. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
    • Comer, Ronald J. (2010). Abnormal psychology (7th ed.). New York: Worth Publishers. p. 138. ISBN 978-1-4292-1631-9.
    • "Oxford Dictionary: Hodophobia". Retrieved 7 June 2018.
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    • "CommonPhobias: Hodophobia". Retrieved 7 June 2018.
    • "HealthCentral: Hodophobia". Retrieved 7 June 2018.
    • "Psychologenie - list of specific phobias". psychologenie.com. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "healthcentral: Hodophobia - The fear of traveling". healthcentral.com. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "WebMD_The Fear Factor: Phobias". WebMD. WebMD. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "EscapeTheIvoryTower: The difference between fear and aversion". EscapeTheIvoryTower.com. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Huffington Post: You Won't Believe What Could Cure Your Fear of Flying". Huffington Post. Huffington Post. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "PsychologyToday: Anti-Anxiety Medication and Flying". Psychology Today. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  7. ↑
    • "CommonPhobias: Hodophobia". Retrieved 7 June 2018. *"Theravive: Specific Phobia DSM-5 300.29". Theravive.com. Retrieved 21 June 2018. *"UPenn: Specific Phobias". www.med.upenn.edu. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 Singh H, Awayz H, Murali T (2017). An Unusual Case of Phobia: Hodophobia (PDF) (Volume 4, , Issue 2, No. 95 ed.). International Journal of Indian Psychology. pp. ISSN:2349-3429 (p). ISBN 978-1-365-84231-3.
  9. 1 2 3 "HealthCentral: Hodophobia". Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  10. ↑ Bozman, Edward. "CommonPhobias - Hodophobia". Common-Phobias.com. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  11. ↑ "From Fear To There: What is hodophobia?". fromfeartothere.com. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  12. 1 2 "Psycom - specific phobias". psycom.net. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  13. ↑ "Calm Clinic - Introduction to Travel Anxiety: Causes and Cures". www.calmclinic.com. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  14. ↑ Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic, Volumes 16-18, p. 73
  15. 1 2 Paul C. Vitz, Sigmund Freud's Christian Unconscious, . 25
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