Social Phobia The effects of Social Phobia INTRODUCTION Social Phobia is an anxiety disorder that affects a large number of the world population. Large strides have been made to understand this disorder and to help overcome it with drug therapy as well as with behavioral therapy. Social Phobia in more than half the population seems to precede certain disorders like Substance abuse disorder‚ Panic disorder and depression. Unlike other specific phobia’s‚ social phobia begins in later adolescence
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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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describe what people feel when they are suffering from a phobia. A phobia is an intense‚ ridiculous amount of fear of something or a situation that is far from what really could happen. Phobias affect people of all ages. The National Institute of Mental Health has stated that 5.1%-12.5% of all American’s encounter some sort of phobia. They are the most common psychiatric illness among women of all ages and men over 25. When someone has a phobia‚ they start to feel panic‚ dread‚ or anxious when they
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Fear Of Commitment: Commitment phobia can affect all the areas of a person’s life. They often fear committing to a relationship‚ a pet‚ a job‚ or anything else. These fears are exaggerations of the normal fears of making an incorrect choice of a mate or job. The phobia is born out of a fear of failure or a sense of unworthiness. They subconsciously choose to reject others before they can be snubbed. While most phobias can be treated by recurrent concise exposure to the situation feared‚ a therapist
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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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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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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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development of phobias (use at least three perspectives) By Eftychia Marathia Everyone has experienced a feeling of anxiety at one time or another in their lives. It may have been when one deals with issues of work‚ school‚ or relationships with family‚ friends‚ or significant others. One may also have felt fear about something in particular. For example‚ fear of heights‚ closed spaces‚ or spiders. In the field of psychology there are several different theories of the motivation of phobias. In this
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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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