A patient states that she cannot leave the house to go to the hospital "because I am scared I will do something idiotic and lose it and then everyone will look at me and laugh." She states she rarely leaves the house and the last time she did, she began to hyperventilate. This caused her to return home immediately. Based on this information, the EMT should recognize the patient as having:
A) Anxiety
B) Agoraphobia
C) Schizophrenia
D) Bipolar disorder
B) Agoraphobia
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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