Hakim has come to a therapist in order to help overcoming his Cynophobia‚ a fear of dogs. Explain and critically evaluate how learning theory can be used to explain Hakim ’s phobia and also‚ potentially‚ to treat it. This essay will explain and critically evaluate how‚ Cynophobia‚ a fear of dogs can be overcome. The two main points that will be looked at is learning theory in an effort to try and explain how this phobia has developed in Hakim and possible ways of treating it. Classical conditioning
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Fear can either paralyze people-or wake them up. Essentially‚ it keeps us safe and drives us to survive. Fear makes us more conscious and strengthens our instincts. However‚ fear can cause crippling anxiety. Not allowing any enjoyment out of the bounds of what is perceived as “safe”. Fear can also cause obsession‚ hallucinations‚ and fits of constant paranoia. Edgar Allan Poe uses objects that each character obsesses over to induce fear. Though each character subjected to Poe’s devices react differently
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subject‚ or concept to another. These changes can be gradual or sudden‚ and last for deferring period of time. Children/young people go through various transitions in their lives. How well they cope with stages of transitions depends on their early childhood experiences‚ and how they were managed at that time. Children and young people who have had multiple transitions often find it harder to settle in and make new friends and relationships. There are many expected transitions which are almost experienced
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Fear conditioning by-proxy: Social transmission of fear during memory retrieval The investigators from this study have demonstrated how rats learned fear through social transmission with memory retrieval‚ which illustrate pervious study from Knapska et al.‚ that claimed rat shows increased level of amygdala (responsible for memory and emotion) activity as well as fear learning after they have interacted with a conditioned cage-mate. The present study is further developed whether a cue (a tone)
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[pic] [pic] [pic] History of Early Childhood in Jamaica In Jamaica not much is recorded about the early history of Early Childhood in Jamaica except for the contribution of the early theorist and Pioneers and what they contributed throughout its early development. In the early history of Early Childhood in Jamaica the majority of children’s education was not given priority not much thought was given to their developmental
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Alfred Adler held the belief that children who misbehaved were often discouraged and felt insignificant (Adler Graduate School‚ 2014). The schemas developed during early childhood overtime tend to shape an individuals view of the world and how it works‚ which is why the parents play an crucial role in ensuring their children are armed with love and the proper coping mechanisms for life challenges. If the parents do not instill morals in their children‚ they will either with draw or tend to compete
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EARLY CHILDHOOD Parents label early childhood‚ which extends from 02 to 06 years‚ as the problem‚ the troublesome or the toy-age; by educators as the Pre-school-age; and by psychologists as the Pre-gang‚ the exploratory‚ or the Questioning-age. Physical development proceeds at a slow rate in early childhood but the physiological habits‚ whose foundations are laid in babyhood‚ become well established. Early Childhood is regarded as the teachable moment for acquiring skills because children
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And what we shun‚ we fear. And what we fear controls us" (Acosta). This controlling fear of death is seen in almost all of present-day popular culture. A reoccurring theme for season three of the popular anthology series American Horror Story titled Coven is the fixation of youth and the inability to accept
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1.2 Explain child protection within the wider concept of safeguarding children and young people. Child Protection: is Part of the safeguarding process‚ where it is necessary to take action when there is reasonable belief that a child or young person is at risk of significant harm. Safeguarding: is about promoting children and young people’s welfare and putting measures in place to improve children’s safety and prevent abuse. When we think of Child Protection and Safeguarding‚ we automatically
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Thanks to my college professor‚ I was given the opportunity to read your book‚ Unequal Childhoods: Class‚ Race‚ and Family Life. I am writing to express my appreciation to you and your assistants for your extensive research and your dedication in determining the lasting effects of unequal childhoods. I feel that this research project was important to answer the question of how unequal childhoods affect a child’s future. Your methodology was thorough and unique. You and your assistants not only
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