have a fear of public speaking. A fear that has landed me in this same college course for a 3rd time. Now we all know that public speaking is an essential trait to have in any business‚ yet some people‚ like me‚ still have trouble getting over this phobia. "Some studies have shown that fear of public speaking ranks up there with the fear of death" (Hildy Gottlieb‚2004). The second reason would be a conversation I had with my mom a week back. Now my mom is in school studying for her bachelors
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Eisoptrophobia There are many types of phobias but here is one that will surprise you‚ eisoptrophobia. To start you are wondering what is eisoptrophobia‚ well I wondered the same thing it is “Fear of mirrors” (Fear not‚ 2001‚ 52). How crazy is that why would you be scared of mirrors. It would make since if you were extremely ugly and did not want to see your self because of it but that would not make you scared. Next‚ another reason why you could be scared of mirrors is a superstition
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of how psychological theory can benefit individuals and groups. Systematic Desensitisation • Joseph Wolpe‚ a pioneer of behavioral therapy‚ developed a technique called systematic desensitization for the treatment of anxietyrelated disorders and phobias. This technique is based on the principles of classical conditioning and the premise that what has been learned (conditioned) can be unlearned. Ample research shows that systematic desensitization is effective in reducing anxiety and panic attacks
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It has been said that the focus of someone with anuptaphobia is change; finding the ideal partner may be far more important than other aspects of life‚ and remaining single is something to be feared at all costs. There are many phobias‚ but something about this one interested me. Anuptaphobia has two different parts. One of which is the person is afraid to get married‚ and the other is that person rushes into a relationship. The third point is the combination of the two parts put together. Some
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Tiffany Gilkerson September 24‚ 2013 1st period Marks‚ Isaac M. “Fears‚ phobias‚ and rituals: Panic‚ anxiety‚ and their disorders.” 2012: xvii 682. Book. In Fears‚ phobias‚ and rituals: Panic‚ anxiety‚ and their disorders‚ Isaac Marks has written a synthesis of information on the nature of fear‚ panic‚ and anxiety disorders. His book offers both a detailed discussion of the clinical aspects of fear-related syndromes and a broad exploration of the sources and mechanisms of fear and defensive
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What were you afraid of when you were a child ? There were many things that I was scared of when I was little. Some of the fears I acquired were due to prevailing gossips and unfounded tales talked about by the people who were close to me - friends‚ cousins and my parents. But as I mature into my teenage years‚ I realised the folly and absurdities of my fears. In fact‚ some of them were so ludicrous like lurking monsters under my bed and demon-like character that brutally attacked anyone
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Phobia comes from the Greek word ‘phóbos’ meaning morbid fear (wikipedia). But what exactly is a phobia? The direct denotation of a phobia is “a persistent‚ irrational fear of a specific object‚ activity‚ or situation that leads to a compelling desire to avoid it” (dictionary). A phobia falls under the category of an anxiety disorder. An anxiety disorder is often “a harmful chronic condition‚ which can be present from an early age or begin suddenly after a triggering event. They are prone to flare
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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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unbearable. What if I screwed up‚ what if you didn’t like my speech‚ what if you laughed at me? What if. That is the key‚ there is no way of knowing until you try. The roots of fear can be deep and widespread. There are many reasons people develop phobias. For example if someone you knew got seriously hurt while riding a bike‚ chances are it would be a while before you would get back on a bike. Although you have ridden a bike many times before and nothing has ever happened‚ but now you are afraid because
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overcoming his Cynophobia‚ a fear of dogs. Explain and critically evaluate how learning theory can be used to explain Hakim ’s phobia and also‚ potentially‚ to treat it. This essay will explain and critically evaluate how‚ Cynophobia‚ a fear of dogs can be overcome. The two main points that will be looked at is learning theory in an effort to try and explain how this phobia has developed in Hakim and possible ways of treating it. Classical conditioning as defined by Comer‚(2004) as “ a process
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