Maria is afraid to leave her home to go shopping or even go to work; she avoids all public places. Maria suffers from a disorder known as

a. brontophobia.

b. agoraphobia.

c. simple phobia.

d. claustrophobia.

Maria is suffering from the anxiety disorder called Agoraphobia.

Explanation:

In this type of anxiety disorder the person affected assumes the environment or the society to be unsafe. These circumstances include all open places, public places, and shopping centers and even to go outside from their home.

When they tend to be in these situations they might suffer from panic attacks and in severe condition they might be completely unable to leave their home