even looking at a spider give me the creeps. Phobia is a persistent‚ abnormal‚ and irrational fear of a specific thing or situation that compels one to avoid it‚ despite the awareness and reassurance that it is not dangerous. This research paper will discuss the cause‚ symptoms‚ and treatments of phobias. The first phobia that I will be discussing will be Arachnophobia. Arachnophobia is a fear or a dislike of spiders and is the most common specific phobia.
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PSYC 100: Introduction to Psychology Study Guide for Exam 4 Chapters 12‚ 14‚ &15 The following Study Guide is to be used as a tool to help you guide your studying through the chapters covered for this exam. There may be information covered in this study guide that is not on your exam or information on the exam which is not covered on this study guide. Remember‚ you are responsible for all information in the text and class‚ including videos‚ lecture and discussions. However‚ having a solid understanding
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Marla is a 24-year-old woman who from extreme fear of social situations with daily activities becoming increasingly difficult for her due to her avoidance of social situations. She is afraid that she will lose her job because of the difficulties she is experiencing socially. Marla has an extreme Fear of social situations which is the target behavior we are trying to correct. Respondent behavior is involved in the development of her anxiety problem when the bodily responses of anxiety produced by
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Revision Notes- Abnormality Definition of abnormality * Failure to function adequately- An assessment of an individual whose disability prevents them from pursing normal goals and activities. Rosenhan and Seligman (89)-7 characteristics; Suffering- most abnormal individuals report that they are suffering Maladaptiveness- danger to self (usually occurs as a result of lacking relevant knowledge and skill) Vivid/unconventional behaviour- ways in which abnormal individuals tend to behave often
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such that the response originally elicited by one stimulus is transferred to another. The person learns to produce an existing response to a new stimulus. Watson and Rayner (1920) showed how classical conditioning can make someone learn to have a phobia. They conditioned a young boy (Little Albert) to respond with anxiety to the stimulus of a white rat; they achieved this by pairing the rat with a loud noise that already made Albert anxious. The anxiety response was transferred to the rat because
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Phobia is described as a strong‚ irrational fear and avoidance of objects or situations that are usually considered harmless (Huffman‚ 485). Phobic disorders can be categorized into three categories: agoraphobia‚ specific phobias‚ and social phobias. In this paper I will be talking about a specific phobia called arachnophobia and how it affects my cousin whom is suffering from this phobia. Before I can begin this paper‚ I must explain arachnophobia. Arachnophobia is described as the abnormal
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The Behavioral Model Abnormal Psychology 212 Abstract The Behavioral Model is based on the concept that behaviorist concentrate on behaviors of individuals and suggest that development occurs in accordance with the principles of learning. The theorists behind this model believe that classical conditioning‚ operant conditioning‚ and modeling all contribute to behavior‚ whether it is normal or abnormal. Treatments used under this model are designed to identify problematic behaviors in patients
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9/13/2011 Review – Exam 1 How do we define abnormal behavior? What is the DSM-IV definition? Epidemiological terms Incidence Prevalence Co-morbidity Review – Exam 1 Historical Perspectives Supernatural Biological Psychological Identify each perspectives explanation for the cause of behavior and treatment methods‚ key figures and their contributions. 1 9/13/2011 Review – Exam 1 Physiological explanations of abnormal behavior Pathogen/disease Genetic flaw (chromosomal abnormality
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Examine biomedical‚ individual and group approaches to treatment. Biomedical: 1. Phobias: As a treatment for phobias rarely used on its own – Benzodiazepines (Valium‚ Sobril‚ Xanax‚ Xanor‚ Mogadon‚ Rohypnol) enhance the effectiveness of GABA. When a single dose is compared to a single psychotherapy session for dental anxiety‚ the dose was worse. 2. Depression: Serotonin hypothesis: inadequate amount between synaptic gap for effective transmission to occur. Drugs aim to increase
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Flooding which exposes people to fear-invoked objects to treat phobias‚ anxiety‚ and stress related disorders b. Systematic desensitization which is for client to make a list of fears and then relax while concentrating on these fears‚ this is to assist with phobias as well c. Aversion therapy is pairing an undesirable behavior with aversive stimulates in hopes that the unwanted behavior will be reduced 2. Operant-
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