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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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    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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    This course had forced me to analyze the psychological effects one’s negative thinking has in impacting the ability to embrace a situation that originally may be perceived as fear. My first obstacle with this course was to admit to myself that I had created my own fear of math. I had fully produced what I now view to be a huge challenge. The inevitable had finally arrived. I had postponed my taking this math class for close to ten years. I was now at age 29 sitting in a math class that I had

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    Paula Santa Cruz AP Psychology December 1‚ 2012 Xenophobia is commonly defined as a disorder causing one to be deathly afraid of strangers and being in public areas. a) assuming the role of a successful psychologist‚ explain how you might use systematic desensitization to help cure a patient of xenophobia. b) if your initial attempts using systematic desensitization fail‚ what will you prescribe next? Desensitization is awfully similar to classical conditioning in the way that the

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    How Does Fear Affect The Brain? There is no doubt that the brain is the most vital organ in our bodies. Ever since humans have been given the opportunity to study the brain‚ so much has been learned and understood to better the future of humanity. Many advancements are still being discovered to this day and will continue to broaden the future of neuroscience. In the brain emotions play a big role in our behavior‚ but fear seems to be the most unpleasant of all the emotions. What causes

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    removal as it could worsen their so-called anxiety phobia. Causes of trypophobia Though the actual cause of this strange condition is not yet known‚ it is believed that this condition occurs right from early childhood and proceeds into the teenage years‚ slowly wearing away. The condition arises as a result of certain external and internal predispositions‚ or possibly some traumatic event in the earlier stage of life‚ just like many other phobias.

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    Fears: 1. Psychologists consider a phobia to be an irrational fear‚ meaning it is a fear reaction that is out of proportion to the reality of the danger. This differentiates itself from a normal fear reaction because the apprehension felt towards something alarming is to a real danger. 2. According to the Freudian concept of psychoanalysis‚ phobias are believed to originate from childhood traumas. This perspective also supports the idea that phobias may be replacing other hidden fear or

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