Types of Conditioning Phobias and Addictions Todd Hague PSY/300 August 28‚ 2013 Richard Johnston Types of Conditioning Phobia and Addictions Phobias and addictions can be very difficult on a mental standpoint. The definition of a phobia is an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object‚ class of objects‚ or situation (Webster). There are many kinds of phobias such as‚ Cynophobia the fear of dogs could be a result of being bitten as a child or being cornered
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Hundreds of people go through anxiety attacks‚ deal with phobias‚ and some‚ a fear of enclosed spaces. Imagine dealing with one of these every single day. People do‚ and don’t even realize that it’s not just them; it is an actual problem that they can learn to cope with. Claustrophobia is "morbid"� fear of enclosed spaces. A more accurate description might be a fear of not having an easy escape route. There still is not one actual cure for this phobia‚ but there are many treatments that may help you overcome
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explanation of phobias Genetic factors One biological explanation for the cause of phobic disorders suggests that we can relate it back to our genetics. This theory values the ‘nature’ side in the nature vs nurture debate. This theory uses twin studies to try and separate genetic factors from environmental factors in order to draw a causal conclusion between genetics and phobias. If a closer concordance rate was found between MZ and DZ twins we could suggest a genetic inheritance for the phobia. Kindler
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specific phobia. Phobias affect people on an everyday basis‚ and there are many different types of Phobias. Specific Phobias are described as “an intense‚ irrational fear of specific objects‚ activities‚ or situations” (Coon). Specific Phobias can be the fear of situations‚ animals‚ natural environments‚ blood-injection-injuries‚ or other things such as loud noises or clowns. These fears are often recognized as unusual because the fears are blown out of proportion. People with specific phobias feel
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Describe and evaluate behavioural treatments for phobias? (10 marks) The behavioural treatments for anxiety disorders such as phobias aim to extinguish the association between the anxiety provoking situations and the patient’s responses to it. This is done in treatment methods such systematic desensitisation and flooding. Within these treatments classical conditioning is used to change your behaviour by associating undesirable behaviour with something unpleasant or associating desirable behaviours
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Social phobia among teenagers and adults in America Author Author Affiliation ABSTRACT Public speaking‚ meeting new people‚ dating‚ and performance arts can be normal behavior for most people‚ but for more than 5 million Americans‚ it is a problem as they have social anxiety disorder or social phobia (Donohue‚ 2013). There has been no stated cause for the condition‚ though some scientists have attributed it to genetics. However‚ it is a very common condition which the researcher found
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Most people have issues with their phobias such as being of spiders‚ afraid of darkness‚ afraid of open high places‚ afraid of enclosed spaces‚ or the number one phobia‚ which is public speaking. It was unthinkable for me to see myself speaking in public; and I suffered tremendous agony for that. I was able to recognize my phobia‚ since elementary‚ when I felt anxious and nervous speaking in front of my class. At the beginning‚ I accepted it as my behavior or as something that I could not change
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Discuss the relationship between stress‚ anxiety‚ habits and phobias and describe how you would treat these issues with hypnotherapy In order to understand the relationship between stress‚ anxiety‚ habits and phobias‚ it is necessary to first define what each one is and how it might affect individuals. Stress could be defined as a normal physiological response by the body to situations or stimuli which the brain perceives as dangerous or threatening to the body. The body is a complex system and
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Conditioning A phobia can be developed in classical conditioning when you produce a fear tactic with it. Like the example with Little Albert. At the age he was he wasn’t afraid of the rabbit‚ dog‚ or any of the other things they put in front of him. When they kept hitting the pole behind him scaring him over and over he then associated that scary sound with the object in front of him. He also turned on anything that looked like that object. I don’t think that you are born with a phobia of anything
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We define a phobia as ‘an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something’. You are probably aware of the more common phobias‚ such asarachnophobia (fear of spiders)‚ claustrophobia (fear of enclosed spaces)‚ andagoraphobia (fear of open places)‚ but did you know there are also words which describe the fear of idleness‚ worms‚ and even body odour? Explore the table below to discover the terms for some of the more interesting phobias you may come across. Although if you suffer from logophobia (a
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