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    What About Bob

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    strangers(Myers‚ 2010). When in public‚ he displayed a state of being nervous. While walking to Dr. Marvins office‚ he started to chant “I feel good‚ I feel great‚ I feel wonderful”. This is probably caused by having Social Phobia‚ which is a social phobia disorder. People with this phobia tend to stay away from the outside world and be alone(NIHM‚ 2014). This could explain why Bob prefers to work at home. Also‚ he doesn ’t seem to have any friends. Other than his fish‚ and his doctors‚ he doesn ’t communicate

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    Therefore‚ we conducted a reanalysis of existing data to examine whether the effects of DCS on clinical outcome would vary as a function of response to the exposure session (i.e.‚ exposure success). Methods In a clinical trial‚ patients with height phobia received two sessions involving 30 minutes of virtual reality exposure therapy and were randomly assigned to a pill placebo ( n = 14) or 50 mg of DCS ( n = 15) immediately after each session. Results Mixed-effects regression analysis showed that

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    Part 1. Phobia 1.1 Meaning of phobia. A phobia (from the Greek: φόβος‚ phóbos‚ meaning "fear" or "morbid fear") is an intense and persistent fear of certain situations‚ activities‚ things‚ animals‚ or people. The main symptom of this disorder is the excessive and unreasonable desire to avoid the feared stimulus. When the fear is beyond one’s control‚ and if the fear is interfering with daily life‚ then a diagnosis under one of the anxiety disorders can be made. This is caused by what are called

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    Ap Psych Chapter 6

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    Chapter 6 Notes I. Learning about Stimuli: - Habituation: form of adaptive learning in which an organism stops paying attention to an unchanging‚ often repeated stimuli II. Classical Conditioning (C.C.) ( Learning through Associations: A. Pavlov - First demonstrated CC with experiments with dogs 1. 3 Phases i. Natural stimulus causes a natural reflex or response (unlearned ii. Neutral stimulus and the natural stimulus are repeatedly

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    Exam 2 study guide Type A personality A personality pattern characterized by hostility‚ cynicism‚ drivenness‚ impatience‚ competitiveness‚ and ambition. Produces continual stress and often leads to coronary heart disease. Know the difference between the anxiety and stress disorders and symptoms GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER (GAD)- A disorder marked by persistent and excessive feelings of anxiety and worry about numerous events and activities Symptoms- Excessive or ongoing anxiety and worry

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    behaviors are both learned. Classical Conditioning treatments • Aversive conditioning Is a form of therapy that reduces the frequency of undesired behavior by pairing an aversive‚ unpleasant stimulus with Undesired behavior. • Systematic desensitization: A behavioral technique in which gradual exposure to an anxiety-producing stimulus is paired with relaxation to extinguish the response of anxiety Exposure A behavioral treatment for

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    separation anxiety . . ." This is Dr. Leo Marvin’s diagnosis of Bob Wiley in the movie What About Bob. But exactly what does this mean? We all seem to have a vague understanding of what a phobia is‚ whether is be from watching movies or our own personal experiences. But what exactly constitutes a phobia‚ and how does acute separation anxiety fit in to the diagnosis of this character? The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders‚ Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) was designed to provide a

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    therapist uses to try and get the patient to relax their muscles in the body and calm and even breathing until the body is free of any type of tension. This technique is used to relieve anxiety and stress in the patient and prepare the patient for systematic desensitization.Systematic DesensitizationThe therapist uses this type of technique to help the

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    PSYC 452- Dr. Wolff EXAM 2 REVIEW SHEET 1. Describe the 4 major areas that developed behavior therapy and identify the major people associated with each. Classical Conditioning * In classical conditioning certain respondent behaviors‚ such as knee jerks and salivation‚ are elicited from a conditioned stimulus * Pavlov Operant Conditioning * Focuses on actions that operate on the environment to produce rewards or consequences * Skinner‚ Thorndike Social-Learning

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    Chapter 17: Therapy Outline The Psychological Therapies * Psychotherapy: an emotionally charged‚ confiding interaction between a trained therapist and someone who suffers from psychological difficulties. * Half of psychotherapists describe themselves as taking an eclectic approach: an approach to psychotherapy that‚ depending on the client’s problems‚ uses techniques from various forms of therapy. Psychoanalysis * Psychoanalysis: Sigmund Freud’s therapeutic technique. Freud believed

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