Acrophobia refers to an extreme and irrational fear of heights. An individual suffering from acrophobia (an acrophobic) will often feel scared and act irrationally even when he/she is not at a dangerous height. When such a person is actually in a high place, he/she may experience everything...
Acrophobiarefers to the fear of heights. This common fear is able to significantly impact a sufferer’s quality of life, due to the limits it puts on them. This anxiety disorder is psychological and is not easy to work through or move past without professional treatment and understanding from ...
TheStoffregen and Smart (1998)approach shares the perspective of theCoelho and Wallis (2010)acrophobia model. This fear of heights model states that fear will occur as follows: “When exposed to heights the lack of visual cues creates a natural increase in postural sway aimed at reactivating vi...