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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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    particular those that constitute modern medical therapeutics.” (Source 2) Thus this essay will describe Dr. Wolpe‚ a theorist in the realm of cognitive behavior therapy. Dr. Wolpe believed that since some phobias could be‚ “learned through classical conditioning‚” (Text book pg.74) then fears and phobias are essentially learned and thus consequently can be unlearned. This is the basic concept that he uses for not only understanding the illness but also for treatment. Thus cognitive behavior therapy essentially

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    Claustrophobia Lorelie Gomez PSY/211 December 1st‚ 2012 Mrs. U’Lawnda Lewis Claustrophobia Claustrophobia is a fear or panic of being in a small space which involves emotional and physical reactions to triggering situations. This phobia could have developed in an individual either as a child being trapped in a small space playing a childhood game‚ or even as a young adult whom got stuck in an elevator. When these particular events happen‚ he or she accidently trap them self into a

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    "If you would not be forgotten‚ as soon as you are dead and rotten‚ either write things worth reading‚ or do things worth the writing. " - Benjamin Franklin My greatest fear is dying without being remembered by the masses. Death is the end of the worldly journey for all. From birth to death‚ every human creates their own story. We build on this story daily until we pass away. For some people‚ this life story is a boring‚ lonely tale. But for others‚ this adventure is filled with emotions

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    all of you and read this three minute speech‚ I honestly didn’t want to come to school. The fear of being here with everyone’s attention focused on me was almost 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

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    OVER COME ARACHNOPHOBIA Signpost. Blaine P. Friedlander‚ Jr. states there are two ways to cure arachnophobia‚ exposure‚ and education. A. Exposure therapy 1. Exposure therapy is one of the ways people with arachnophobia can overcome their phobia. Shayna Brouker stated that this exposure therapy consist of 3 things; education‚ touching the spider to show that the spider is more scared of you than it is of it‚ and talk therapy to change the way people react when their terror is triggered by

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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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    depressed person and also suffers from specific phobias‚ like the fear of spiders and snakes. Debra’s father is not one to show affection very often as he demands for good performance‚ in both academic and social areas‚ and a lack of performance usually meant some form of direct punishment as well as emotional distance from him. Personal History: Since her childhood years‚ Debra has always been afraid of snakes and insects. During high school‚ she became anxious if closed in for any length

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    older‚ a few may suffer badly from phobias. These are unreasonable fears‚ which send one’s body and mind into panic. Some of the common phobias are a fear of heights‚ spiders‚ and closed places‚ flying in planes‚ speaking in public‚ injections or blood. There are also endless uncommon phobias‚ including fear of running water‚ swallowing solid food and even going to the hairdresser’s. Everyone is mildly phobic about something‚ it is natural. But when your phobia spoils your life it’s time to do something

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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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