Fear Of Flying Maria Cohut Summary

I chose to do my medical current event on an article by Maria Cohut. I chose this article based on its title, How can you cope with fear of flying? It piqued my interest because it is my mother’s number one fear. In Cohut’s article, she explains that in most cases the fear of flying is not the real problem. She claims that “the fear of flying has underlying causes, such as fear of enclosed spaces (claustrophobia), fear of crowds (agoraphobia), fear of heights (acrophobia), or the anxiety of not being in control” (Cohut). In order to overcome this fear, you must first determine what your true fear is. For my mother, its heights. Maria Cohut suggests that for people with acrophobia its best to take aisle seats and avoid looking out windows.