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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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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Fear and Phobias I’m sure that at least one of you is afraid of snakes or spiders. Maybe you have a fear of blood or injections‚ but the fact is all people have fears or situations they would rather avoid. It is part of everyday life. However‚ what is fear? The dictionary explains fear as a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger‚ evil‚ pain etc. whether the threat is real or imagined. Biologically fear is necessary‚ because it warns the organism of life-threatening dangers and with 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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Dental Phobia Dental phobia‚ dental fear‚ and/or dental anxiety have been used interchangeably in the dental literature to describe the overwhelming discomfort that some youth and adults experience in dental situations. (1) People can fear a specific activity‚ object or situation. People with dental phobia often put off routine care for years or even decades. To avoid it‚ they will put up with periodontal disease‚ pain‚ or even broken and unsightly teeth. People often use the words "anxiety" and
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Coulrophobia “Clown Phobia” Informal Learning Experience Shalunda Lester University Of Phoenix Coulrophobia “Clown Phobia” Informal Learning Experience Coulrophobia also know as clown phobia is very common in children. The University of Sheffield conducted a study in 2008 and concluded that a lot children did not like clown decorations in physicians ’ office settings or hospitals. The researchers questioned more than 250 kids ages between four to 16 on what they thought about the idea
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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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From this project my learning changed by the way others thesis statements were different than my thesis. By the way my peers used betrayal in their thesis‚ it showed me the extent of my peers learning capacity. Also‚ this showed me how many different forms of betrayal can be shown‚ by using the same scene as me‚ in the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. My peers thesis statements challenged my thesis statement by the different forms of betrayal they showed. By how my classmates used a scene
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Writing Thesis Statements for the Critical Analytical Essay GO 2.1 Students will: 2.1.1.a Explain the text creator’s purpose 2.1.1d Identify the impact of personal experience and prior knowledge on constructing meaning from text 2.1.2.b Analyze the relationships among controlling ideas‚ supporting ideas and supporting details in a text a) You will be given a topic b) You will ask yourself the following question: “What does _______________(my author)_______ suggest about ________(given topic)_________
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NAPOLEON ESSAY: DEVELOPING YOUR THESIS STATEMENT Developing a Thesis Statement Once you know the essay topic‚ you can develop thesis statement (the idea you will prove by writing your essay). A strong thesis statement directly addresses the topic and enables you to write a full and complete essay. Because this particular prompt asks you to assess whether or not Napoleon reversed the goals of the French Revolution‚ you need to take a stand on a topic and argue your point of view . Your thesis can express that you agree with the topic
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