claustrophobics
Those dreading tight spaces
Claustrophobics are people who suffer from claustrophobia—an intense fear of enclosed or confined spaces.
The word functions as both noun and adjective: The elevator redesign accommodated claustrophobics or claustrophobic passengers may prefer the stairs.
Claustrophobic also describes the spaces themselves: a claustrophobic office, a claustrophobic subway car.
Vertical passenger conveyances
- MRI machinesMagnetic medical imaging devices
- tunnelsUnderground hollow pathways
- airplanesPowered flying vehicles
- submarinesUnderwater naval vessels
crowded rooms · closets · caves · crawl spaces · basements · attics · coffins · escape routes
Persistent apprehensive distress
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- fearEmotional response to threat
- sufferersPeople experiencing pain
- triggersCauses or activates
therapy · avoidance · hyperventilation · sweating · dread · distress · coping · symptoms
Spots bordering walkways
- open MRIUnenclosed diagnostic imaging device
- sedationDrug-induced calm state
- warning labelsNotices of potential danger
- accessibilityEase of approach
alternatives · modifications · preferences · requests · considerations · planning · window seats · ground floors
elevators
Vertical passenger conveyances
- MRI machinesMagnetic medical imaging devices
- tunnelsUnderground hollow pathways
- airplanesPowered flying vehicles
crowded rooms · submarines · closets · caves · crawl spaces · basements · attics · coffins · escape routes · exits
anxiety
Persistent apprehensive distress
triggers · therapy · avoidance · hyperventilation · sweating · dread · distress · coping · symptoms · diagnosis
aisle seats
Spots bordering walkways
- open MRIUnenclosed diagnostic imaging device
- sedationDrug-induced calm state
- warning labelsNotices of potential danger
accessibility · alternatives · modifications · preferences · requests · considerations · planning · window seats · ground floors · stairwells
- patientspatient, inpatients, inpatient, outpatients, outpatient
- anxiety suffererspanic attack sufferers, agoraphobics, worriers, nervous wrecks, neurotics