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Most fears are caused by some sort of traumatic event during childhood that the person may not remember. This causes their brain to associate fear and anxiety with small or crowded spaces and can cause panic attacks or break downs later on in life.

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Claustrophobia, Otisphobia, or (by my way of thinking) Telefericophobia.

"Elevator" in latin is "Teleferica"

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Claustrophobia

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