from a phobia. A phobia is an intense fear of a specific object, situation, or activity. Mental health professionals have identified hundreds of phobias. No one is certain what causes a phobia. People can sometimes manage and even overcome them on their own. In other cases, they need to seek professional treatment to deal with their phobias. This research includes the definition of phobia; also it will describe the common types of phobia, it causes and signs. • Definition of phobia: “A phobia
Specific phobia is the disproportionate fear or avoidance of a particular object or situation. Phobias are intense, unreasonable fears that interfere with functioning. Anxiety and fear are common to be a part of most of the other anxiety disorders like social anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and agoraphobia. The development and maintenance of a specific phobia can be the result of fear conditioning. The behavioral model of specific phobia is based upon the assumption that thoughts and beliefs can
March 2017 Why do People Develop Irrational Fears? There are over four hundred specific phobias that are recognizable by therapists. “Phobias are relentless, irrational fears that people have of certain objects or situations” (D'souza n.p.). For instance, there are many phobias and some seem random and ridiculous to others but are horribly terrifying to the person with the phobia. Furthermore, some phobias can be so overwhelming, even to the point where the person with the fear will do absolutely
were expected to be able to meet five outcomes: Demonstrate Knowledge, Conduct Group and Individual Research, Address Environmental Problems, Make Ethical Decisions In Care for Others, and Communicate in a Scholarly fashion. The purpose of this final assignment is to briefly describe how I met the student learning outcomes for the course. Demonstrate Knowledge / Conduct Group and Individual Research During the course, we completed two group projects and four individual assessments. Within Leadership
Social phobia, also called as social anxiety disorder, is characterized by marked and persistent fear of one or more social situations in which the person will be subject to potential scrutiny by others. As a result, some social situations such as speaking or eating in public are usually avoided or, less frequently, endured with intense anxiety or distress. The avoidance of such situations or the distress they cause must interfere significantly with the normal routine of the individual, their occupational
Xiaoying Wu Professor Ennis PSY 201 18 November 2017 Learning Paper The Little Albert Experiment was one of the most influential experiments conducted by the father of behaviorism John B. Waston and his student Rosalie Rayner in 1920. Previously, Russian Psychologist Ivan Pavlov demonstrated classical conditioning in his experiments with the dog. Based on the works of Pavlov, Dr. Waston extended the principle and first applied on human in his experiment with an 9-month-old infant, named Albert
in contemporary societies is the phobic disorder. Etymologically, the word phobia is the English equivalent of the Greek word “φοβία”, which means morbid, unreasonable, compulsive, and agonizing fear (Greek Language). The first noticed occurrence of a phobia happened approximately in the fourth century B.C., and was made known to us by Hippocrates, in his work The Seventh Book of Epidemics. However, the specific term “phobia” was not used until half a century later, when it was incorporated by the
Solution Focused Brief Therapy Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to show how using different research methods such as: quantitative, qualitative, single-case designs, action research, and outcome-based research is used to form an intervention focused on an adolescent with any kind of phobia based on the Solution-Focused Brief therapy. Not to retract in time, but to help the client come up with a possible solution of their phobia within a short amount of time. Different researches show the different
The History, Causes and Effects, and Treatment of Phobias Just imagine for a moment that you have a cynophobia or the fear of dogs, would this be how you would feel. Driving down the road the oil light comes on. "I must stop the car to add more oil or I will damage the car engine. This looks like a good place to pull over. I'll just stop in front of this house. The oil is in the trunk, so I'll pop the top first, then get the oil out of the trunk. OK, I have the oil, but what if there
This paper will be discussing the topic that has been selected for the upcoming integrative project. This topic is the social stigma that is behind seeking-mental help among individuals in North America. Stigmatization can have a severe effect on the likelihood that an individual will seek services. The topic was selected due to an interest as to how public stigma and self-stigma may play a role or how they may interfere with one’s decision-making of seeking mental health services. Even though the