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    Phobias and Addictions Paper Individual Assignment Psychology 101 Introduction: This essay will analyzing the difference between classical and operant conditioning to which there effects‚ to their extinctions in both addictions and phobias. Classical Conditioning Classical conditioning theory involves learning a new behavior via the process of association. In simple terms two stimuli are linked together to produce a new learned response

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    A- Ablutophobia- Fear of washing or bathing. Acarophobia- Fear of itching or of the insects that cause itching. Acerophobia- Fear of sourness. Achluophobia- Fear of darkness. Acousticophobia- Fear of noise. Acrophobia- Fear of heights. Aerophobia- Fear of drafts‚ air swallowing‚ or airborne noxious substances. Aeroacrophobia- Fear of open high places. Aeronausiphobia- Fear of vomiting secondary to airsickness. Agliophobia- Fear of pain. Agoraphobia- Fear of open spaces or of

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    SEARCH ORDER AN ESSAY SUBMIT AN ESSAY Words of Wisdom: "i wish i could eat your cancer when you turn black.-kurt cobain" - Acteleleaflndo Essays on Causes Of Math Phobia And Remedies Search Maths Phobia two forms of conditioning: classical conditioning and operant conditioning. Conditioning can cause disorders such as phobias as well as addiction. It is suggested... Need Analysis On The Effect Of Math Anxiety amOng secOndary School Children In Nigeira are the most important aspects of the

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    Audriana Rogers Phobias and Addiction Paper Psy 300 Instructor: Shane Williamson July 8th 2013 We have to ask ourselves what does phobia or addiction has to do with classical and operant conditioning. In this paper I will explain why how phobias can be developed through classical conditioning and operant conditioning as well as: O Explore how addictions can be developed through operant conditioning. O Distinguish between classical and operant conditioning. O Explain what extinction means

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    something. Everyone recognizes that phobias are not something to be ashamed of‚ and that everyone has at least one. But what exactly is a phobia? Simply put‚ it’s an anxiety disorder. The exact definition of a phobia is a bit different though. A phobia is an anxiety disorder in which a person will experience a strong‚ irrational fear of a situation‚ object‚ or activity. Adults with fears usually realize they are being irrational‚ but children are the opposite. A phobia will produce a feeling of anxiety

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    A phobia is‚ when used in the context of clinical psychology‚ a type of anxiety disorder‚ usually defined as a persistent fear of an object or situation in which the sufferer commits to great lengths in avoiding‚ typically disproportional to the actual danger posed‚ often being recognized as irrational. In the event the phobia cannot be avoided entirely‚ the sufferer will endure the situation or object with marked distress and significant interference in social or occupational activities. Most phobias

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    A specific phobia is an irrational fear of a usually harmless object‚ place or situation. This fear leads people to dread confronting everyday situations‚ or avoid them altogether. ‘The most common specific phobias are agoraphobia‚ the fear of crowded places and arachnophobia‚ the fear of spiders’ (Davenport‚ 1992‚ pg. 239). The main symptoms of person suffering from specific phobia according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV)‚ include ‘a marked and persistent

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    Social Phobia Approximately 13.3 percent of the population experiences a form of social phobia at some point in their lives. Social phobia is any fear associated with situations that you are subject to criticism by others. Eating‚ public speaking‚ or even walking in a public place can be devastating and bring on such reactions as headaches or stomachaches to more severe symptoms of panic attacks and dysphoria. Although adolescent girls are expected to show more withdrawn behavior than adolescent

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    Phobias and Addictions Chris Miller PSY/300 April 7‚ 2013 Dr. Pamela Allen Just as basic behaviors are developed through operant and classical conditioning‚ so are addictions and phobias. Establishing the differences of classical conditioning‚ operant conditioning‚ how phobias and addictions are related‚ and the following extinctions of both conditions are what will be discussed. Phobias and

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    Cassandra Merrill PHI-105 Instructor: Eng-105 Composition I March 1‚ 2013 Explaining Relationships A relationship is referred to as a correlation between two variables about the types of relationships; it could mean two things‚ the nature of the relationship or the nature of the relationship with the structure of it. For example; my nine year old son and the computer have been companions since he was four years old. The reason he and the computer are like companions is because he has been

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