In this assignment I will be assessing two different psychological approaches. The two theories I will be comparing and assessing are the cognitive and social learning theory. I will identify them and then explain their similarity and differences.
Social learning theory comes from the idea that human beings ability to learn new behaviours by the way we see that certain people perform that behaviour. For example if a teenager saw a fellow friend act in a certain manner of way then he/she is most likely to copy that behaviour. Gender, statues, fame, prestige, skill are all different factors that can make us copy another people.
Cognitive behaviour is probably the most well-known and the most skilful form of new treatment and has been combined into much planned package for the treatment of patients suffering from social phobia.
Firstly am going to create a case study of a health or social care service user with a SOCIAL PHOBIA.
SOCIAL PHOBIA: This is where people will do almost anything to avoid being around other people for fear of being laughed at, humiliated or even the fear of being ill in public. . In fact, many people who have this disorder think of themselves as shy, but they are also painfully aware that their shyness is more severe than most people’s and that it get in the way with their worth of life. Unfortunately, most people with social phobia fail to seek treatment because they do not recognize it as a treatable condition, and maybe because they are so quiet about calling attention to themselves.
Case study
The present case study is about a 33 -year-old, married man who has three children and suffering from social phobia. The patient was treated by using cognitive behavioural. The patient came to meeting with complaints of fearfulness in crowd, sweating, low confidence, negative thoughts, and decreased interaction. The period of illness was since he was a teenager. The patient had