Locophobia is mainly manifested by fear of certain environments, such as heights, squares, objective environments and crowded public places. It often starts with spontaneous panic attacks, and then produces expected anxiety and avoidance behavior, leading to the formation of conditionalization. Some clinical studies have shown that locophobia is often accompanied by panic attacks. However, some experts believe that the first panic attack is a necessary condition for the onset of place phobia
Locophobia may be related to heredity and panic disorder
they think that place phobia is the consequence of the development of panic attacks and should be classified as panic disorder.