readily evident in excessively common acts of violence. The methods by which violence may be cured‚ have been hotly debated‚ each method being a polar opposite of the other. Desensitization is the belief that watching violence in any form of media will lead to violent acts as the viewer becomes numb to horrors of violence. Desensitization leads people to believe that negative images or ideas not limited to that of only violence but as well as sexuality or profane language must be limited and regulated to
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eliminate maladaptive behaviors and substitute healthy ones. It focuses on the problem behavior instead of the underlying cause. The techniques or methods used in this particular therapy are: classical conditioning techniques‚ including systematic desensitization (patient replaces anxiety with relaxation) and aversion therapy (an aversive stimulus is paired with a maladaptive behavior); operant
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(pg 605–638) Treatment of Psychological Disorders Modern mental health therapies can be classified into two main categories – favored treatment depends on disorder and therapist’s viewpoint Learning-related disorders (phobias) are usually treated with psychotherapy Biologically influenced disorders (schizophrenia) usually treated with biomedical therapy – prescribed medication/medical procedure that acts directly on the patient’s nervous system Usually patients receive combination of drug and
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Case Study: Anxiety Answer Sheet Diagnosing Tina Student Name: Rachel Sopok Diagnosing Generalized Anxiety Disorder: 1a. Refer to the DSM-IV checklist for generalized anxiety disorder. Which of Tina’s symptoms meet any of the criteria? (Be sure to match specific symptoms with specific criteria.) Tina expressed that she has dealt with constant negative thoughts and worry for one year (since the loss of her husband). Tina is extremely nervous about driving‚ bridges and of something traumatic happening
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Whether it be a lyric in a song‚ a murder in a movie‚ or rape in a television show‚ all may contribute to our desensitization to witnessing such materials. If a person were to watch an episode of "I love Lucy"‚ from the 50’s‚ and and episode of "CSI"‚ from today‚ they would notice the difference in violence and even sexuallity as the characters of "I love Lucy" even
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Richard Connell‚ demonstrate the savagery and inherent evil of mankind through the desensitization to violence‚ the help of secondary and tertiary characters as well as a similar setting‚ the motivation propelling the characters’ actions differs greatly between the two pieces of literature. First of all‚ the novel and the short story both support Golding’s theory through the analysis of the character’s desensitization to violence. In the beginning of the novel‚ Jack cannot manage to kill a pig because
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An explanation and evaluation the Behaviorist approach to Psychotherapy. In this essay I shall explain what the behaviorist approach is. In order to do this I shall be examining the historical perspective of behaviourism. I shall need to evaluate the behaviourist approach and it’s effectiveness in the treatment of the whole person and shall briefly compare it to some of the other approaches to treatment. The fundamental approach of behaviourism and psychoanalytical therapy seems diametrically
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Phobia is described as a strong‚ irrational fear and avoidance of objects or situations that are usually considered harmless (Huffman‚ 485). Phobic disorders can be categorized into three categories: agoraphobia‚ specific phobias‚ and social phobias. In this paper I will be talking about a specific phobia called arachnophobia and how it affects my cousin whom is suffering from this phobia. Before I can begin this paper‚ I must explain arachnophobia. Arachnophobia is described as the abnormal
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Background Whereas some studies have shown clear evidence for an augmentation effect of D-cycloserine (DCS) on exposure therapy for anxiety disorders‚ other studies have shown weak effects or no effect at all. Some preclinical data suggest that the DCS augmentation effect is moderated by the success of extinction learning. Therefore‚ we conducted a reanalysis of existing data to examine whether the effects of DCS on clinical outcome would vary as a function of response to the exposure session (i
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Behavior Therapies Jerry Ibarra August 21‚ 2013 Grand Canyon University I. Theory: Behavior Therapy (Murdock‚ 2013) a. Key Concepts i. Classical Conditioning Model ii. Operant Conditioning Model iii. Observational Learning. iv. Principles of Behavioral Therapy 1. Behavior is strengthened or weaken by its consequences‚ whether publicly or privately 2. Rewarded behavior is increased and punished behavior is decreased
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