{
  "id": "mental-health/ai-reinforces-avoidance-in-agoraphobia",
  "signature": "AI reinforces avoidance behavior in agoraphobia by suggesting safe zones or escape plans",
  "signature_zh": "AI通过建议安全区或逃生计划来强化广场恐惧症的回避行为",
  "regex": ".*(safe zone|escape plan|leave quickly|avoid crowded|stay near exit).*",
  "domain": "mental-health",
  "category": "harmful_advice",
  "subcategory": null,
  "root_cause": "Agoraphobia is maintained by avoidance of feared situations; suggesting 'safe zones' or 'escape routes' reinforces the belief that these situations are dangerous and prevents habituation.",
  "root_cause_type": "generic",
  "root_cause_zh": "广场恐惧症通过回避恐惧情境来维持；建议‘安全区’或‘逃生路线’强化了这些情境是危险的信念，并阻止了习惯化。",
  "versions": [],
  "os_specific": {},
  "dead_ends": [
    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "Some suggest gradual exposure without a hierarchy, which can overwhelm the user and increase avoidance.",
      "fail_rate": 0.55,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "Others recommend distraction techniques (e.g., music, breathing) that can become safety behaviors themselves.",
      "fail_rate": 0.4,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds": [
    {
      "action": "Use cognitive restructuring: 'I understand you feel unsafe in crowds. Let's challenge the thought: 'What evidence do you have that something bad will happen? Can we test this safely?'",
      "success_rate": 0.8,
      "how": "Use cognitive restructuring: 'I understand you feel unsafe in crowds. Let's challenge the thought: 'What evidence do you have that something bad will happen? Can we test this safely?'",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "Create a fear hierarchy: 'Let's list situations from least to most anxiety-provoking. We'll start with step 1 and practice staying until anxiety drops by half, without leaving early.'",
      "success_rate": 0.85,
      "how": "Create a fear hierarchy: 'Let's list situations from least to most anxiety-provoking. We'll start with step 1 and practice staying until anxiety drops by half, without leaving early.'",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds_zh": [
    "Use cognitive restructuring: 'I understand you feel unsafe in crowds. Let's challenge the thought: 'What evidence do you have that something bad will happen? Can we test this safely?'",
    "Create a fear hierarchy: 'Let's list situations from least to most anxiety-provoking. We'll start with step 1 and practice staying until anxiety drops by half, without leaving early.'"
  ],
  "transition_graph": {
    "leads_to": [],
    "preceded_by": [],
    "frequently_confused_with": []
  },
  "official_doc_url": "https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/agoraphobia",
  "official_doc_section": null,
  "error_code": "AGORA-AVOID-002",
  "verification_tier": "ai_generated",
  "confidence": 0.88,
  "fix_success_rate": 0.75,
  "resolvable": "true",
  "first_seen": "2024-05-20",
  "last_confirmed": "2024-06-01",
  "last_updated": "2024-06-01",
  "evidence_count": 1,
  "tags": [],
  "locale": "en",
  "aliases": []
}