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    Social Phobia

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    Phobia. Everyone seems to overlook this word. They think that it’s just a fear of something or some people are overreacting. If you’re not in those people’s shoes‚ you will never understand how horrifying having a phobia could be. You might think that they are just timid but let me tell you‚ it is so scary that you will start panicking and your whole body will start to sweat while facing the situation that you are fear of. Therefore‚ today I would be talking about a phobia that I used to have when

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    Social Phobia

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    Writing Assignment: Social Phobia Social phobia‚ also known as social anxiety disorder‚ is a psychiatric disorder characterized by anxiety about being in public or social gatherings. People with social phobia have an intense fear of being judged by others and of doing something that will humiliate or embarrass them. They become extremely self conscious and anxious during everyday social situations‚ which makes it difficult to make and maintain healthy relationships. Although this disorder sounds

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    Phobias and Addictions

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    Phobias and Addictions Briana Lee PSYC/300 June 14‚ 2011 Kaisa Freeman Phobias and Addictions Two emotional difficulties that learning theorists can account for are phobias and addictions. Through the use of both operant and classical conditioning‚ theorist may one day be able to understand phobias and addictions and guide sufferers to a place of better mental health. At the moment‚ theorists believe that sufferers are at the point of making irrational choices. Theorists hope is that

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    Explaining Phobia

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    Explaining Phobia Student’s Name PSYCH/504 Date Teacher’s name Explaining Phobia Phobias are very common. The Association of Psychiatry defines phobia as an excessive and persistent fear of a specific thing (American Psychiatric Association‚ 2012). Sally‚ who has a dog phobia since she was in second grade because of a negative experience has anxiety when she meets someone and is asked to go to a new place where she does not know if there is a dog present or not. To explain

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    Maths Phobia

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    Math Phobia Math phobia‚ which is exhibited by many students‚ is the persistent‚ illogical‚ intense fear of not succeeding in math. It is the belief that one is unable to handle the difficulty associated with learning math. Many people incorrectly assume that math phobia and an inability to be successful in mathematics are inherited from one’s parents. Several legitimate factors contribute to‚ and increase the severity of‚ this perception. For instance‚ gender and ethnic backgrounds are not

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    Dental Phobia

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    Dental Phobia Dental phobia‚ dental fear‚ and/or dental anxiety have been used interchangeably in the dental literature to describe the overwhelming discomfort that some youth and adults experience in dental situations. (1) People can fear a specific activity‚ object or situation. People with dental phobia often put off routine care for years or even decades. To avoid it‚ they will put up with periodontal disease‚ pain‚ or even broken and unsightly teeth. People often use the words "anxiety" and

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    Explaining Phobias

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    Explaining Phobia Paper Stacy R. Lee University of Phoenix-Online November 26‚ 2012 In this paper the principles of operational‚ classical‚ and observational learning theories will be discussed as those theories pertain to the Case Study of Little Hans. I will review Sigmund Freud’s case study of Little Hans‚ the child that developed a fear of horses‚ and relate how this case is explained by the above mentioned theories. I will also discuss this case from the psychoanalytic perspective.

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    Specific Phobias

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    objects or situations. Specific phobias are very common. Most cases are mild and not significant enough to require treatment. The most common specific phobias are fear of animals (usually spiders‚ snakes‚ or mice)‚ flying (pterygophobia)‚ heights (acrophobia)‚ water‚ injections‚ public transportation‚ confined spaces (claustrophobia)‚ dentists (odontiatophobia)‚ storms‚ tunnels‚ and bridges. When confronting the object or situation‚ the phobic person experiences panicky feelings‚ sweating‚ avoidance

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    Be kind

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    Swiggity swind‚ remember always be kind. Two of the nations largest rivers meet in the American Bottom. The Mississippi and Missouri Rivers served as channels of change to the area‚ bringing outside influences of many different peoples to an Indian-inhabited land. Like the constant flow of the rivers‚ there was a constant change in the American Bottom. The progress eventually developed the area into a center of economic activity and gateway to the west‚ but also excluded native and long-time residents

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    Sigmund Freud and Phobias

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    Freud and phobias. Freud is one of the most familiar psychoanalysts. How did Freud influence the study of psychology? How did he analyze phobias? How are phobias acquired? How are phobias treated today? Research was conducted using books and electronic sources.   Sigmund Freud is one of the best known psychoanalysts. He had very radical ideas for his time. Freud is associated with the idea that psychological problems stem from sexual desire. Freud even hypothesized that phobias are a result

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