Tuesday, March 31, 2009 @ 10:46 PM
Acrophobia
-->an extreme or irrational fear of heights
-->a category of specific phobias
-->space and motion discomfort
-->share both similar etiology and options for treatment.
-->dangerous
-->sufferers can experience a panic attack in a high place
-->become too agitated to get themselves down safely
Vertigo
-->used incorrectly as Acrophobia
-->more accurately described as a spinning sensation
-->may be caused by looking down from a high place
-->referring to dizziness triggered by heights