Phobias and Addictions May 27‚ 2013 PSY/300 Phobias and Addictions Millions of Americans suffer from phobias and addictions. Classical conditioning and Operant conditioning are psychological processes in which a person learns. Webster defines a phobia is an irrational fear towards a situation‚ object or thing‚ which in turn becomes a strong desire to prevent or avoid it. Common phobias include claustrophobia a fear of tight and closed in spaces‚ necrophobia is a fear of dead things in general
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experience fear. Even animals experience it. One kind of fear is phobia. It is an intense type of fear. Phobias are improper feeling of fear or anxiety which is triggered because of being exposed to a particular item or situation. Individuals suffering from some kind of phobia have got a great wish to stay away from whatever thing or situation that causes them to feel the fear or anxiety. In this research paper‚ you will learn more about phobias. Our research paper consists of information and data that
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Psychological motives involve biological‚ social‚ and personal motives. In my daily life‚ I encounter biological motives in every situation. These are the necessities of every human being which have to be satisfied. I’ve been experiencing an intense desire for sleep because I don’t get to have enough sleep during week days due to school and priorities. There are also some instances wherein I have to deal with the avoidance of pain in order to meet success. One time‚ we had our project out of school
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1. Ablutophobia- Fear of washing or bathing. 2. Acerophobia- Fear of sourness. 3. Acousticophobia- Fear of noise. 4. Acrophobia- Fear of heights. 5. Agateophobia- Fear of insanity. 6. Agliophobia- Fear of pain. 7. Agrizoophobia- Fear of wild animals. 8. Agyrophobia- Fear of streets or crossing the street. 9. Aichmophobia- Fear of needles or pointed objects. 10. Ailurophobia- Fear of cats. 11. Alektorophobia- Fear of chickens. 12. Alliumphobia- Fear of garlic
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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. Its purpose is to activate our ‘fight or flight’ response system in case of danger. A phobia is a persistent‚ overwhelming and exaggerated fear of an object or situation that can affect your ability
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fear and phobias a) What is phobia b) Difference of fear and phobia c) Part of the brain which is responsible for fear and phobia d) Classification of phobia Specific phobia- meaning Blood injury injection phobia Situational phobia Natural environment phobia Animal phobia Causes Symptoms Treatment Social phobia – meaning Causes Symptoms Treatment Agoraphobia – meaning Causes Symptoms Treatment e) Examples III Conclusion IV Bibliography Phobia A phobia is an
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specific phobia. Phobias affect people on an everyday basis‚ and there are many different types of Phobias. Specific Phobias are described as “an intense‚ irrational fear of specific objects‚ activities‚ or situations” (Coon). Specific Phobias can be the fear of situations‚ animals‚ natural environments‚ blood-injection-injuries‚ or other things such as loud noises or clowns. These fears are often recognized as unusual because the fears are blown out of proportion. People with specific phobias feel
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Phobias and Addictions Through Conditioning Kristie Daniel PSY/300 April 4‚ 2011 Gerry Ann Juchniewicz Phobias and Addictions Through Conditioning Conditioning can be used to develop or eliminate emotional difficulties in subjects. There are two types of conditioning that can and have been distinguished between. These two types are classified as operant and classical. Phobias can and have been purposely developed by using classical conditioning in subjects using fear tactics. Addictions can
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Since childhood‚ I have loved horses. At first‚ when I told my parents I wanted to ride they disapproved claiming it was “too risky”. My Father always used the example of the actor Christopher Reed‚ better known as Superman‚ being paralysed for life due to a bad horse accident. Eventually‚ I was able to convince my parents and I was allowed to do dressage‚ or as I call it “Horse Ballet”. At first I was thrilled that I could ride‚ but over time “Horse Ballet” became too tedious for my liking.
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Phobias and Addictions Billie Jo Allen PSY/300 December 05‚ 2012 How do people develop a phobia or an addiction? This is a question that many people ask‚ even people who are facing these problems personally. Phobias and addictions are behaviors learned through conditioning. They are not something that a person is just born with‚ it is taught. There are two types of conditioning that is linked to these two common problems; classic conditioning
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