operant conditioning. Although all three of these can be associated with phobias‚ classical conditioning can be perhaps the strongest in terms of developing ‘‘unreasonable fears of specific objects or situations’’ (Martin et al.‚ 2010‚ p. 262) or in other words‚ phobias. Phobias can also be treated or reconditioned. There are many ways through which this may be achieved‚ one of which is systematic desensitisation. As with phobias‚ systematic desensitisation also uses
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it prevents individuals from participating in normal everyday situations. These fears are known as Phobias. Phobias can be defined as an overwhelming fear of an object or situation that poses small danger but invokes anxiety and avoidance. (Psychology Encyclopedia‚ 2016) While there are many types of phobias‚ we will only focus on Social phobia or social anxiety disorder. Social Phobia‚ or Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD)‚ is defined by the National Institute of Mental Health as the fear of
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little five years old boy‚ called Hans‚ who suffered from horse phobia. Freud explained‚ his behaviour was related to the Oedipus conflict that develops between the age of three and six and drives a love towards the mother. In Freud’s theory‚ the horse symbolizes the father and because the boy unconsciously worried about the father punishing him‚ the phobia of horses developed. The boy recovered from his fear‚ after the reason for the phobia became conscious the father assured him‚ he would not punish
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as related to Phobias and Addictions Many people who suffer from phobias also suffer from addictions. This is largely due in part to the reluctance to seek professional treatment for the phobia. People turn to other means to cope with their phobias which in turn leads to addictions. Dependence is such an issue with addiction that stopping is very difficult and causes severe physical and mental reactions. Therapist use a technique called extinction to treat patients with phobias and addictions
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Phobias and Addictions Mary E. Aikens Psy 300 September 26‚ 2010 Richard Alpert Phobias and Addictions Classical and Operant conditioning are ways in which a person learns. Classical conditioning is a learned response and operant conditioning is a response through the environment. Phobias can develop through learning. Classical conditioning can teach a person to fear‚ such as a small child can learn to fear needles because of immunization injections received in a doctor’s office or clinic
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NORW1IA Sue Smith 1831 Discuss the relationship between stress‚ anxiety‚ habits and phobias and describe how you would treat these issues using hypnotherapy. Stress and anxiety are the natural reactions to fear and change. There is no single cause of stress and we will all have experienced it at times in our lives. It can be potentially very harmful‚ both physiologically and psychologically and professionals agree it is vital that we try to understand the causes of our
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An psychological explanation to understand phobias are classical conditioning which is defined as a learning process which occurs when you have two stimuli and they are repeatedly
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differences) the methods that would be used by (a) a behavior therapist and (b) a psychoanalytic therapist. a. A Behavior Therapist would look at Geraldos fear of medical procedures and avoidance of routine dental checkups for over three years as a phobia. A phobia is an intense irrational fear of something that causes a disruption in a person’s life. Behavior therapists assume “that problem behaviors are the problems‚ and the application of learning principles can eliminate them.” (Myers
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Module 5: Discuss the relationship between stress‚ anxiety‚ habits and phobias and describe how you would treat these issues with hypnotherapy (word count 2150) Introduction 2 Stress 2 Anxiety 4 Habits 4 Phobias 5 Treatment 5 Ethics 8 Conclusion 9 References 10 Introduction This essay endeavours to define the aforementioned states‚ how they could be diagnosed in a clinical setting and will highlight how they interlink with each other. Appropriate treatment strategies with adherence
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Solution to NCERT Text Book Questions 1. Describe the circumstances leading to the outbreak of revolutionary protest in France. Answer: Following are some of the causes which had a cumulative effect to result in revolution in France: (a) The war with Britain for an independent America: This war led to mounting debt on the French monarchy. This necessitated imposition of new taxes on the public. (b) Privilege based on birth: People got privileges and position based on their lineage and not on
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