Symptoms
When approaching or being at the workplace, or even when intensively thinking of the workplace, anxiety rises. This goes along with increased physiological arousal, typically with symptoms of accelerated heartbeat, sweating, trembling, hot flushed, chest pain, which might even result in a panic attack.Also could have violent behaviour toward the person who is incharge, due to anxiety
When avoiding or leaving the feared workplace, arousal and anxiety decrease. This functions as a classical negative reinforcement: The avoidance reaction works rewarding as it reduces anxiety. Simultaneously avoidance behaviour is being reinforced.
Read more about this topic: Workplace Phobia
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