Common Phobias (Sample Informative Prep Outline) General Purpose: To inform. Specific Purpose: After hearing my presentation‚ my listeners will be able to name and describe several common phobias. Central Idea: The most common phobias fall into three main categories - social‚ survival‚ and environmental phobias. Organizational Pattern: Topical INTRODUCTION I. (Attention Material) Rose Marie had fears that she allowed to take control of her life. A. Fears‚ even small ones‚ can
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Phobias "Fear is a tyrant and a despot‚ more terrible than the rack‚ more potent than the snake".(Edgar Wallace) The quote means that fear can rule your life‚ they can be very dangerous if you let them take over. Phobias can control a person’s life. They can cause a person to act in an undesirable fashion and do undesirable deeds. The word phobia comes from the Greek word Phobos meaning fear. A Phobia is a continuous‚ excessive fear response to objects or situations that are for most people
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The History and Development of Clinical Mental Health January 19‚ 2014 Capella University Online The History and Development of Clinical Mental Health The history of mental health counseling and philosophies that developed formed the foundation of professional counseling and is responsible for how the profession is perceived today. The current standards‚ regulation‚ and credentialing set by the profession in addition help form an identity for the profession. Mental Health
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Client was a 27 y/o single‚ white‚ male who was a U.S. Army veteran. He currently resides in a residential rehabilitation program and was referred for services by his mother in order to address his alcohol addiction. He presented with problems which included: trouble falling asleep and waking up with reoccurring nightmares; feelings of anxiety and arousal when hearing loud noise‚ especially the sound of airplanes passing by; feeling agitated and irritable; having random outbursts of anger; being
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Psychodynamic: 1. According to the psychodynamic model‚ psychologists would postulate that because of Robin’s isolated childhood‚ he had developed crude feelings from insufficient love and compassion while growing up. The fact that Robin’s family neglected him‚ alone‚ is an indispensable sign that is the start of the underlying issue. Psychodynamic theorists hold‚ "Psychological conflicts to be rooted in early parent-child relationships and traumatic experiences" (Comer‚ 2016‚ p. 50). 2. Were you
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Phobias Informative speech Okay‚ so I want all of you to imagine a giant hairy spider crawling on your arm. It’s not doing any harm but it is just sitting there; for some of y’all this is your worst nightmare. If you are one of those people you may have arachnophobia which is the extreme fear of spiders. For some of y’all imagining you are in a tight space that is constricting any movement makes you feel very uneasy and want to scream; this may be because you have claustrophobia. : “Almost 6.2 million
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Self-Awareness and Development Plan Self-Awareness and Development Plan Developing an understanding of myself is an important factor‚ self-understanding will help me to grow and communicate effectively with others. Knowing myself will serve as a catalyst to my individual achievement. Developing an understanding of myself will also aid in the decision-making process as well as help to identify the benefits understanding can bring. Today‚ I am still learning about myself; but as I continue my
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One of the most common and disabling psychological disorders encountered within mental health and general medical settings is that of an anxiety disorder (Dattilio & Kendall 2000). Research has indicated that people with learning disabilities are more prevalent to psychological disorders than the general population (Hassiotis et al 2000) consequently it could be hypothesised that prevalence rates of anxiety disorders are similar if not greater within the learning disabled population. Professional
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extinction in animals and humans are leading to new knowledge about the nature of fear and new treatments for anxiety disorders that affect millions of Americans (news release from SFN). In those people who suffer from phobic disorders (specific phobia‚ social phobia and agoraphobia) excessive and inappropriate fear and anxiety comprise the core symptoms of the disorder. Collectively‚ these disorders are the most common forms of psychiatric illness‚ surpassing rates of mood disorders and substance abuse
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personality is shaped by different conflicts at different times in childhood (McLeod‚ 2007). The case study of little Hans by Freud supported the theory of child development‚ Little Hans had a fear of horses so his father wrote to Freud explaining Hans’s phobia. Freud concluded that Hans had sexual feelings for his mother after finding out Hans had fantasies of marrying his mother‚ Freud also concluded that horses symbolised Hans father as the black marks on the horses face symbolised his father’s moustache
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