Explaining Phobia Paper Stacy R. Lee University of Phoenix-Online November 26‚ 2012 In this paper the principles of operational‚ classical‚ and observational learning theories will be discussed as those theories pertain to the Case Study of Little Hans. I will review Sigmund Freud’s case study of Little Hans‚ the child that developed a fear of horses‚ and relate how this case is explained by the above mentioned theories. I will also discuss this case from the psychoanalytic perspective.
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How can people say dogs are cute and cuddly? They’re robust‚ agile and dangerous. Their teeth could rip through your skin as easy as a knife can slice through butter. I wouldn’t say that that’s cute and cuddly at all. Dogs have scared me ever since I can first remember‚ and yet my fear of them has got increasingly worse. No matter the size or shape‚ the simple fact is I’m absolutely terrified of ’man’s best friend’. I freeze on the spot‚ not one part of me can move. It feels as if someone has smeared
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Explaining Phobia Student’s Name PSYCH/504 Date Teacher’s name Explaining Phobia Phobias are very common. The Association of Psychiatry defines phobia as an excessive and persistent fear of a specific thing (American Psychiatric Association‚ 2012). Sally‚ who has a dog phobia since she was in second grade because of a negative experience has anxiety when she meets someone and is asked to go to a new place where she does not know if there is a dog present or not. To explain
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Phobias and Addiction Rachael Thomas PSY/300 January 26‚ 2014 Professor Chung Phobias and Addiction Webster Dictionary defines phobia as “a persistent‚ irrational fear of a specific object‚ activity‚ or situation that leads to compelling desire to avoid it” ("PHOBIA‚" n.d) Whereas Addiction is defined as “the state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or something that is psychologically or physical habit-forming‚ as narcotics‚ to such extent its cessation causes severe trauma” ("addiciton‚"
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Chapter: Main Ideas Master Test 1 Question 10 Paragraph: a. Anxiety disorders‚ in which normal anxieties have become exaggerated or unrealistic‚ take several forms. b. A phobia is an anxiety disorder in which an unrealistic fear interferes with a person’s normal life. c. Eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa (refusing to eat) and bulimia (bingeing followed by purging) are thought to be anxiety disorders. d. Obsessive-compulsive behavior is an anxiety disorder characterized by persistent‚ unrealistic
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So I have a little bit of a fear of heights. As the thought of near death runs through my mind‚ I get nervous‚ very nervous. My heart starts to beat faster and I start to sweat. I start to envision my funeral‚ and then snap back to reality just in time to feel my stomach acting funny. It not so much of a fear of heights‚ as it is a fear of a long fall‚ to rocks far below me‚ most likely to kill me. Despite my fear‚ six years ago I found myself climbing to the top of a high place. A few summers
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Topic: How to get rid of fear Submitted to: Ma’am Syeda Shawana Mohasin Submitted by: Mohammad Akmal MBSE-12-33 Muneeb Ahmed MBSE-12-32 Class: MBA 4th (Evening) BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY SAHIWAL CAMPUS How to get rid of fear What is Fear? Emotions play an important part in our daily lives. Fear is one such emotion that is pre-programmed into all animals and people as an instinctual response to potential danger. As for what is fear biologically
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Why are phobias more common in women then mean? According to several sources women are more likely to have phobias then men. They say women have a great chance to have phobias because of many different reasons like hormones. According to psychcentral.com “hormonal and biological factors as well as differences in experiences that may account for the disparities.” In making this comment psychcentral.com argues that the reason why phobias are more common in women is because of hormones and biological
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Phobias and Addictions Briana Lee PSYC/300 June 14‚ 2011 Kaisa Freeman Phobias and Addictions Two emotional difficulties that learning theorists can account for are phobias and addictions. Through the use of both operant and classical conditioning‚ theorist may one day be able to understand phobias and addictions and guide sufferers to a place of better mental health. At the moment‚ theorists believe that sufferers are at the point of making irrational choices. Theorists hope is that
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Math Phobia Math phobia‚ which is exhibited by many students‚ is the persistent‚ illogical‚ intense fear of not succeeding in math. It is the belief that one is unable to handle the difficulty associated with learning math. Many people incorrectly assume that math phobia and an inability to be successful in mathematics are inherited from one’s parents. Several legitimate factors contribute to‚ and increase the severity of‚ this perception. For instance‚ gender and ethnic backgrounds are not
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