a feeling you can’t buy. 13% of people are affected by a persistent fear, which means that two out of sixteen people in speech suffer from a persistent fear. A recent poll I took showed that nearly 85% of the fourth hour speech class suffers from at least one fear. After extensive research from multiple medical sites, I learned a lot of information about three different phobias. Three different fears of school-aged children are arachnophobia, atychiphobia, and hemophobia. One of the most common
of the current study is to examine the relationship between social anxiety and attention biases. Social Phobias A study by Heeren, et al. (2012) focused on attention training and the changes in levels of anxiety caused by social phobias. The study was focused on answering two research questions; the first question was if attention training reduces measures of anxiety in people with social phobia, and secondly, they wanted to know if attention in any direction would reduce anxiety levels relative to
Frightened Children: Phobias in Childhood Marissa Kohler PS-506: Lifespan Development Jennifer Pedersen, Ph.D. October 22, 2014 Kaplan University Frightened Children: Phobias in Childhood Introduction Phobias typically present themselves for the first time during childhood. In most cases they are outgrown over time. However, there are some cases where specific phobias do not get outgrown and eventually become debilitating when they grow to interfere with an individual’s
Purpose: At the end of my speech, the audience will know how phobias affect people and how to overcome their phobia. I. Introduction a. Imagine being so afraid of something that you try everything in your power to avoid it. For example, someone who fears spiders is not going to walk that trail that leads into a wooded area and you can almost guarantee that the person who isn’t too fond of heights isn’t going to walk across that tall bridge. If you ask these people why they won’t partake in these
suffered from agoraphobia. Phobias are not something I have experience with, but after hearing this story, I was curious and did some research. I found several interesting articles about phobias that explained what a phobia is, unique examples, as well as causes. Let 's start by defining the term phobia and citing some examples, hopefully none of you are phobophobic, or afraid of phobias. The goal of my first main point is to familiarize everyone will the concept of a phobia, as well as some examples
It’s perfectly normal to feel slightly anxious before giving a big speech or performance. However, normal anxiety is different from having an anxiety disorder. If you worry about certain things every day for months on end that’s when it shifts to an anxiety disorder. Having long-term anxiety can have significant effects on your mental and physical health. There are many different forms of anxiety, however most scientists agree on these six. The most common form, Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
PURPOSE At the end of my speech, the audience will learn the three causes of phobias. INTRODUCTION A psychological literature reported a 9-year-old Hispanic American boy who has the fear of buttons. This problem results in the inability to dress himself and demonstrated poor performance in school due to an excessive preoccupation with not touching his school uniform or touching anything that his button touched. When he is at home, he avoided wearing clothes with buttons and prevents himself from
scientific research and treatment, phobia is also a type of mental disorder or illness. A phobia is an anxiety disorder marked by a persistent, irrational fear and avoidance of a specific object, situation, or activity. The Canadian Psychological Association’s fact sheet has revealed that Phobia is a common disease. More than one in every 10 Canadians suffer from this disease. Therefore, this paper tries to attempt causes, symptoms, and treatments of specific phobia. Biopsychosocial Factors: A psychiatrist
have aichmophobia, which is phobia that is based upon the fear of needles or sharp objects (Aichmophobia, n.d.). b. Almost everyone has fears. It can be as simple as a fear of spiders or as complex as a fear of being in a car accident. However, whenever that fear combines with anxiety and a few other factors, it is actually a phobia. c. I’m sure a lot of you already have a general idea of what a phobia is, but today I will tell you more about what distinguishes a phobia from simple fear or anxiety
States age 18 and older, or 18% of the population.” (Anxiety and Depression Association of America 1). There is a huge difference between feeling nervous and having chronic anxiety. It’s perfectly normal to feel slightly anxious before giving a big speech or performance. However, normal anxiety is different from having an anxiety disorder. If you worry about certain things every day for months on end that’s when it shifts to an anxiety disorder. Having long-term anxiety can have significant effects