Sarah is afraid to leave her house. She is terrified that if she steps outside her door something awful is going to happen to her. She has ______.
A) a simple phobia
B) a social phobia
C) a complex phobia
D) agoraphobia

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Sarah is experiencing agoraphobia, which is a type of anxiety disorder characterized by a fear of being in situations where escape or help may be difficult, such as crowded spaces or open areas. This is different from a simple or complex phobia, which involves an irrational fear of a specific object or situation, and from social phobia, which is a fear of social situations and being negatively evaluated by others.

Sarah Is Afraid to Leave Her House