restriction had been started again when she was in closed spaces like an elevator. By taking a look at the dictionary we find out that phobia is defined as a strong unreasonable fear or hatred of a particular thing. Types of phobias that I would like to discuss are divided into three categories: Hydrophobia‚ Claustrophobia‚ and xenophobia. The first kind of phobia that I am going to write about is Hydrophobia. Hydrophobia is an anxiety disorder that causes fear of drowning. The panic is generally
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Learning Experience Paper How could someone become afraid of heights? Acrophobia is simply a fear of heights (Holden‚ 1995). Being afraid of heights is common and sometimes appropriate feeling. The phobia kicks in when you feel afraid in a safe environment such as the inside of a skyscraper. Acrophobia is treated with graded exposure therapy (Holden‚ 1995). Fear is an emotion produced by the brain to avoid a potentially bad situation or anxiety caused by the presence of danger. Fear caused by
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in a dark environment? Do you become angry or defensive if anyone tries to encourage you to spend time in the dark? If your answer is yes to any or all of the above questions‚ then you might be suffering from Nyctophobia. Nyctophobia is a common phobia in children. In many cases‚ childhood Nyctophobia passes as the child matures. While adults with Nyctophobia realize that these fears are irrational‚ they often find that facing‚ or even thinking about‚ facing the darkness brings on a panic attack
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adventures‚ without ever giving too much thought to our own mortality--ever present as it may be. While a generalized fear of death seems to be healthy; perhaps‚ protecting us from possibly dangerous situations‚ at one point when does a fear‚ become a phobia? In the Epic of Gilgamesh‚ the reader can clearly observe a transition from what would seem to be a healthy fear of death‚ to an obvious case of Thanatophobia‚ or an unhealthy fear of death. Throughout the story‚ it is made clear to us‚ that both
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2 Reflective Paper #8: Applying Classical Conditioning According to the National Institute of Mental Health in 2012‚ 30.5 % of people had arachnophobia– the fear of spiders ("Fear/Phobia Statistic‚" 2012). This fear was ranked third out of the top ten most common fears. Some people believe that this fear is learned by means of classical conditioning. If arachnophobia can be classically conditioned then there would need to be an unconditioned
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report that whenever he met anyone who triggered his anxiety‚ he said to himself‚ "I only sweated out a litre before‚ but now I’m going to pour out at least ten litres !" What was the result of this paradoxical resolution ? After suffering from his phobia for four years‚ he was quickly able‚ after only one session‚ to free himself of it for good. You are the logotherapist In the following cases‚ what paradoxical intention‚ if any‚ would you recommend ? i)A man is fearful that he will die from a
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I’M THE KING OF THE CASTLE COURSEWORK The Red Room is a significant scene in the novel I’m the King of the Castle due to the many themes and issues that are prominent throughout the entire novel are manifested in this scene in two main ways: symbolism and descriptions. The author uses these to highlight the main themes of the novel‚ among them Hooper’s power over Kingshaw‚ as well as Kingshaw’s own insecurities and deep fears. So far‚ Hooper has shown to be more powerful than Kingshaw in many
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Fear. It is something everyone has experienced at some point in time during their lives. Brief moments‚ like someone cutting in front of you with a car‚ a bully at school‚ even something as mundane as whether or not you’ve passed a class. They happen for all of us and for some of us‚ fear can be more than a brief moment‚ it can be an all consuming emotional disability. Everyone has experienced fear and most say it’s hard to describe. So‚ what exactly is fear and how does it affect us. What is fear
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Paula Santa Cruz AP Psychology December 1‚ 2012 Xenophobia is commonly defined as a disorder causing one to be deathly afraid of strangers and being in public areas. a) assuming the role of a successful psychologist‚ explain how you might use systematic desensitization to help cure a patient of xenophobia. b) if your initial attempts using systematic desensitization fail‚ what will you prescribe next? Desensitization is awfully similar to classical conditioning in the way that the
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whether it is realistic or fictional. Some of these fears never truly come to life for us while we live in fear‚ hoping for them not to happen and some fears truly come to life before us and destroy us. This was the case for Rick‚ who had an extreme phobia of ghosts. He was tormented throughout school‚ never given a break about this fear. Rick would always be dread going to out because of this‚ even going trick-or-treating on Halloween. On Halloween‚ someone from school would always decide to scare
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