readily evident in excessively common acts of violence. The methods by which violence may be cured‚ have been hotly debated‚ each method being a polar opposite of the other. Desensitization is the belief that watching violence in any form of media will lead to violent acts as the viewer becomes numb to horrors of violence. Desensitization leads people to believe that negative images or ideas not limited to that of only violence but as well as sexuality or profane language must be limited and regulated to
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amazing psychology class! The first character noticed with a psychotic disorder is Spongebob. Spongebob would be considered an extravert because he is very talkative and sociable. In one specific episode Spongebob displays characteristics of Agoraphobia. Agoraphobia is a type of panic disorder in which one has a group of fears focused on public places and the inability to escape or to find help should one become confined. In this episode Spongebob becomes super afraid of leaving his house because he
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the patient is shown their phobia‚ they must practice the relaxing methods to replace the fear. This is one of the more successful and most prominent in American culture to treat phobias. Wolpe had reported a 90% success rate for the systematic desensitization method (1960). The last techniques or a phobia would be exposure therapy. Exposure therapy can be successful in well over 90% of cases. Exposure therapy is a system of step to gradually expose the phobia to a patient. In the first day of treatment
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drink is sherry‚ and her father works at a tea bag factory and his hobby is taxidermy. Her neighbours are Damien and Len‚ Damien is Greek and Mary has had a crush on him since she was little and Len is a war veteran who served in Vietnam and he has agoraphobia. Mary loves chocolate‚ condensed milk‚ ‘The Noblets’ (a television show) and her rooster‚ Ethel. She is lonely and is teased at school because of her birthmark on her forehead. “This of course is a lie‚ I do not like lies‚ but in this case I think
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Whether it be a lyric in a song‚ a murder in a movie‚ or rape in a television show‚ all may contribute to our desensitization to witnessing such materials. If a person were to watch an episode of "I love Lucy"‚ from the 50’s‚ and and episode of "CSI"‚ from today‚ they would notice the difference in violence and even sexuallity as the characters of "I love Lucy" even
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observer; cooperative Clarification Confrontation Interpretation Mirroring Desensitization strategy working through Cognitive-Behavioral Result of maladaptive behavior patterns; dysfunctional cognitions Traditional behavioral therapy approach: therapist is expert/client is learner Contemporary cognitive therapy approach: collaborative empiricism Cognitive restructuring Desensitization strategies: systematic desensitization‚ exposure‚ cognitive and behavioral rehearsal Skill training Modeling
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The child would then portray a sence of fear or unrest whenever they then saw the dog. Systematic desensitization can occur in this situation if everytime the child comes in close contact or even touches the dog‚ they then recieve a special treat such as a lolly pop or chocolate to reward them for being in contact with the dog. As a result the child would
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Unit 3 Review Guide Pg 565 Chapter 14: Personality Psychodynamic Theory Be familiar with how the Id‚ Ego‚ & Superego are said to keep balance. Know what principles each work under and why they often have conflicts Id- the unconscious portion of personality that contains basic impulses and urges. Here in the id exists the eros‚ life instincts(these promote positive energy or libido)‚ and also the death instincts‚ or Thantos responsible for aggression and destructiveness. The id wants to operate
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One of the ways that they can be cured is through systematic desensitization. Systematic desensitization is a method that therapists uses to slowly decrease someone’s phobia. At first they may start with pictures of the thing that causes the phobia and eventually lead up to the person holding or touching what causes their phobia. This
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Case Study - John is 18 and lives at home with his mother and father. He has not left the house for the last 2 years as sufferers from agoraphobia. During the last 2 years johns weight has dramatically increased he is considered to be morbidly obese‚ This is a concern for the health care professionals that work with him and also his parents‚ as johns father has coronary heart disease and high blood pressure. John recently had a medical examination which highlighted high blood pressure‚ which can
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