classical or operant conditioning. (b) Evaluate the therapy you have described in part (a) ” Systematic desensitization is a type of behavioural therapy based on the principle of classical conditioning. This therapy aims to remove the fear response of a phobia‚ and substitute a relaxation response to the conditional stimulus gradually using counter conditioning. This is done by forming a hierarchy of fear‚ involving the conditioned stimulus e.g. a spider‚ that are ranked from least fearful to most fearful
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by plane: aerophobia A fear of flying‚ also commonly known as aerophobia‚ is widely considered as an irrational fear. It is one of the most widespread fears that people usually have. The symptoms of aerophobia are similar to those of any specific phobia. Physical symptoms of the fear of flying may include anxiety‚ trembling‚ feeling of dread‚ sweating‚ heart palpitations‚ panic attacks‚ vomiting‚ and feelings of terror. You may become flushed‚ disoriented‚ and unable to think clearly. People with
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watch them. Similar to Hitchcock‚ they help me face my fears. Do you associate horror films with your fears? My biggest fears are demonophobia‚ which is the fear of evil spirits‚ and taphephobia‚ which is the fear of being buried alive (Phobia Lists). These phobias most certainly helped in my decision to compare and contrast the horror movies The Exorcist and The Ring‚ in my opinion‚ the two scariest movies of all time. The Exorcist and The Ring share a similarity; they both have an evil spirit working
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Many of the fears and phobias presented in therapy are very deep-rooted‚ and‚ because of this‚ the client is simply unable to see any evidence that would cast doubt on why they feel this way. They have become accustomed to avoiding situations‚ places‚ people etc so that they do not have to face that which terrifies them and never give the notion that their fear could be groundless any credence at all. When‚ however‚ they can at last begin to envisage alternatives‚ the ‘yin’ and ‘yang’‚ or ‘black’
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situations that involve heights. At this point they are labelled ‘acrophobic’. Acrophobia is the extreme and irrational fear of heights. With a prevalence of about 5% in world population‚ it’s one of the most common phobias. The traditional theory states that acrophobia‚ like most other phobias‚ is the result of a traumatic experience. Those who suffer from acrophobia were likely to have undergone a dreadful experience that involved heights. They could have for instance fallen awfully from a height and
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Irrational Fears Irrational fears are often called phobias. Most everyone has one‚ and I am no different. When I was very young‚ I was an overly confident child. I thought I was going to solve all the problems of the world‚ and children would look up to me like a superhero. Today‚ as an adult I struggle with fear that often comes when the ideals of childhood are slowly stripped away by the realism of life. The purpose of this essay is to explain the causes behind my fears of abandonment‚ losing
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types of fears. Fear can be considered rational and irrational. A rational fear would be something that shows clear and present fear. It is not something of unrealistic nature. An irrational fear is a fear of what could happen. This is also known as a phobia. Fear can present itself in many different situations. It could be a response to a dangerous situation‚ conflict‚ or threat. Dangerous situations can be life threatening. Conflicts can result from arguments or confrontation. Threats can be up to debate
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some of unpleasant response are fast heart beat‚ sweaty palms‚ and nauseous stomach. The expose of social event is Maria (CS)- fear and the avoid of collage parties is the (CR). Systematic desensitization is a procedure in which the person with a phobia practices relaxation while imagining scenes of the fear-producing stimulus (Miltenberger‚ 2012). And In vivo desensitization is similar to systematic desensitization‚ except that the client gradually approaches or is gradually exposed to the actual
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Admirable Love Love Phobia is a Korean film directed by Kang Ji-Eun. The story follows 2 young individuals who developed a unique friendship which sparked into something more as they grew older. The kids were very much enjoying each other’s company even though Ari keeps making up things up – things that clearly are just in her imagination. What’s funny is that Jo-Kang allows himself to believe in her he ends up being charmed by Ari’s uniqueness. I actually find it cute how Jo-Kang follows Ari around
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restrict their activities to smaller and smaller areas in order to avoid crowds‚ and open and public places or situations. This may finally lead to the inability of a person to leave their home without suffering a panic attack. As with all other phobias‚ agoraphobia is often acquired through classical conditioning. Classical conditioning is a type of learning in which a stimulus acquires the capacity to evoke a response that was originally evoked by another stimulus (Weiten‚ 1998).
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