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    Fear about Failure in Examination Why do most of the students fear in failing the examination rather than the test itself? What could be the main reason behind this fear? Are there any forces that might have affected the students’ perception about failing? Let us view this issue in five psychological perspectives and determine why this feeling among students arises. Students‚ especially those in the adolescence stage suffer in many indescribable emotional stresses that could affect their day

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    Fear Of Public Speaking

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    Fear of Public Speaking Hardwired Speech Anxiety Worse for Some‚ but Most Can Overcome It By Daniel J. DeNoon WebMD Health News Reviewed by Amal Chakraburtty‚ MD April 20‚ 2006 -- Fear of public speaking strikes some people harder -- and differently -- than others‚ according to a new study. The study shows that those who suffer most over speaking in public get more anxious -- not less anxious -- as their presentation gets under way. And when it’s over‚ instead of feeling relief‚ they feel even

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    PSY 339 Lecture Fear Learning in Humans- Learning to be Afraid Learning- a relatively permanent change in an organism’s behavior due to experience this occurs through ASSOCIATION – PAVLOV Classical Conditioning a previously neutral stimulus (CS)-red square- gets paired with the unconditioned stimulus (US) – lightening bolt- RESULT- CS elicits fear (CR) How do we measure fear in Pavlovian Conditioning? Freezing‚ Vocalization (ultrasonic for rodents)‚ Increase in acoustic startle response‚ skin

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    Acrophobia is an irrational fear of heights or high places. Many people dislike heights‚ but someone with a clinical case of acrophobia can have intense emotional and physical responses at just the thought of being in a high place. Acrophobia is simply a severe fear of heights. Now being afraid of heights is a common and sometimes appropriate feeling. But the phobia part kicks in when you feel afraid in a safe environment such as inside a skyscraper. Acrophobia is treated with graded exposure therapy

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    Fear of heights

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    Phoenix Many individuals suffer from a phobia or a natural fear of something or a current situation that they may have been in or are in currently. One of the most common phobias is having a fear of heights‚ also called Acrophobia. Acrophobia is often mislabeled as vertigo. Researchers have said that “those with an extreme fear of heights‚ that the stronger their fear is‚ the bigger the error could be (Callaway‚ 2009). The fear of heights in different learning perspectives Someone that is

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    Fear (Riding the Tiger)

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    Many people in today’s society allow fear to overcome and control them. One example of this is a fear of being looked down upon. In the allegory‚Riding the tiger”‚ by Eve Bunting‚ Danny fears the tiger by the end of the story. In the beginning of the story‚ Danny thinks everyone likes and respects the tiger‚ however‚ as the story progresses‚ he later realizes the tiger is misgiving. After the police officer talks to him‚ Danny says to himself‚ “But the officer and Mr. Muto made me a bit edgy” (2)

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    The Construction of Fear

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    The Construction of Fear Barry Glassner gives several different constructions on how we can transform‚ exaggerate‚ and invent fears. Fear is defined as a feeling of agitation and anxiety caused by present or imminent danger. But Barry Glassner defines it as constructed through efforts to protect against it. Society as a whole uses fear to profit financially‚ politically‚ or media driven by journalist. These three profits show how transforming‚ exaggerating‚ and inventing fear has shaped society

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    Public Speaking Fears

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    Public Speaking There are natural oral speech disorders such as sluttering‚ cluttering‚ articulation disorders‚ and aplaxia. Sluttering is a problem that interferes with fluent speech. When someone repeats the first part of a word or stays a long time on a single sound it is because they are slutter. A person who stutters has trouble getting out what they want to say‚ and a person who clutters says what they are thinking‚ but it becomes disorganized while actually speaking. Apraxia is thought

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    that the ghost has been seen by several living members of my family‚ as well as by the rector of the parish‚ the Rev. Augustus Dampier‚ who is a Fellow of King’s College‚ Cambridge. After the unfortunate accident to the Duchess‚ none of our younger servants would stay with us‚ and Lady Canterville often got very little sleep at night‚ in consequence of the mysterious noises that came from the corridor and the library.’ ’My Lord‚’ answered the Minister‚ ’I will take the furniture and the ghost at a valuation

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    Fear Vs Phobias Essay

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    something‚ for example mice or needles. For many people these are minor fears. A fear is a rational response to a situation that possibly poses a threat to our safety. It is normal to experience fear in a dangerous situation. Sometimes these fears can be very serious and interfere with day to day life and create anxiety. This is called a phobia. Phobias are said to affect 11% of the Australian population.   Fears vs. Phobias Fear is a natural response that humans‚ and in fact most animals‚ have.

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