Classical Conditioning
Phobia’s with classical conditioning, a phobia can be developed in a classical conditioning when you produce a fear tactic with it. Like for example when I was
12 years of age my cousin’s always had me with the fear of pushing me in a huge pool of water knowing that I was feared of a lot water. They finally got the chance to sneak up on me to push me., that’s seem like the worse day of my life. At that time I just knew I was going to drown. All I could remember is someone pulling me up from the water I am fighting to reach to the top. But since than I have a fear of lakes, canals and rivers I catch panic attacks when crossing those types of areas. What do you fear? Spiders, snakes, death, the dark? These are common examples of fears that millions of people associate with, but to some, its is more than just a fear, it is an obsession. A fear that cannot be overlooked, or reasoned, it is a fear that is not just …show more content…
a thought in the back of the mind but a main concern. To these people, its no longer considered a fear but a phobia. A phobia can be defined as an irrational, intense persistent fear of certain situations, objects activities or person. A phobia translates from an everyday fear to an excessive unreasonable desire to avoid the feared object. Phobias are well know type of anxiety disorder in our society,
But to truly understand the nature of phobia we must look at it from a psychological standpoint and break down not only its history but, the classifications and scientific perspective of why and how phobias occur.
Phobias are said to be the most common anxiety disorder in society, from the fear of confined spaces known as claustrophobia, to the fear of asparagus diagnosed as spargarophobia the list of phobias in our culture is extensive, and under constant growth. But where do these phobias come from how are they developed? Phobias are not a topic of psychology that has been tackled with authority and assurance. It is not well known by psychologist the direct cause of phobia, but there are suggestions to their origin. Psychologist that study phobias have suggested their cause is related to an unpleasant experience involving the feared object. This unpleasant experienced is then stored in the memory and resurfaces when the memory is triggered by encounters with the feared object, which can closely related to a form of classical or operant
conditioning.
12 years of age my cousin’s always had me with the fear of pushing me in a huge pool of water knowing that I was feared of a lot water. They finally got the chance to sneak up on me to push me., that’s seem like the worse day of my life. At that time I just knew I was going to drown. All I could remember is someone pulling me up from the water I am fighting to reach to the top. But since than I have a fear of lakes, canals and rivers I catch panic attacks when crossing those types of areas. What do you fear? Spiders, snakes, death, the dark? These are common examples of fears that millions of people associate with, but to some, its is more than just a fear, it is an obsession. A fear that cannot be overlooked, or reasoned, it is a fear that is not just …show more content…
a thought in the back of the mind but a main concern. To these people, its no longer considered a fear but a phobia. A phobia can be defined as an irrational, intense persistent fear of certain situations, objects activities or person. A phobia translates from an everyday fear to an excessive unreasonable desire to avoid the feared object. Phobias are well know type of anxiety disorder in our society,
But to truly understand the nature of phobia we must look at it from a psychological standpoint and break down not only its history but, the classifications and scientific perspective of why and how phobias occur.
Phobias are said to be the most common anxiety disorder in society, from the fear of confined spaces known as claustrophobia, to the fear of asparagus diagnosed as spargarophobia the list of phobias in our culture is extensive, and under constant growth. But where do these phobias come from how are they developed? Phobias are not a topic of psychology that has been tackled with authority and assurance. It is not well known by psychologist the direct cause of phobia, but there are suggestions to their origin. Psychologist that study phobias have suggested their cause is related to an unpleasant experience involving the feared object. This unpleasant experienced is then stored in the memory and resurfaces when the memory is triggered by encounters with the feared object, which can closely related to a form of classical or operant
conditioning.