Examlex

Solved

Why Is Agoraphobia Perceived to Be the Most Debilitating of All

question 116

Essay

Why is agoraphobia perceived to be the most debilitating of all the phobias?


Definitions:

Phenylketonuria

A genetic disorder characterized by the body's inability to break down the amino acid phenylalanine, leading to harmful accumulations.

Phenylalanine

An essential amino acid that is a building block of proteins, not synthesized by the human body, and thus must be obtained from the diet.

Tay-Sachs Disease

A serious genetic disease in which abnormal lipid metabolism in the brain causes mental deterioration in affected infants and young children; inheritance pattern is autosomal recessive.

Autosomal Recessive

A mode of inheritance in which a trait or disorder is expressed in individuals who have two copies of a mutant gene on one of the non-sex chromosomes (autosomes).

Related Questions