Paula Santa Cruz AP Psychology December 1‚ 2012 Xenophobia is commonly defined as a disorder causing one to be deathly afraid of strangers and being in public areas. a) assuming the role of a successful psychologist‚ explain how you might use systematic desensitization to help cure a patient of xenophobia. b) if your initial attempts using systematic desensitization fail‚ what will you prescribe next? Desensitization is awfully similar to classical conditioning in the way that the
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Xenophobia is the fear or hatred of foreign people or ideologies‚ and is the forefront theme in the short story The Glass Roses by Alden Nowlan. Deeper than the idea of unsolicited hatred in society‚ is the idea of support and understanding which is heavily influenced by the aforementioned prevailing theme: xenophobia. Alden Nowlan attempts to convey subtly that those affected by xenophobia deal with a lack of support and/or understanding from others‚ as they are not considered prototypical of the
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have commonly been used to address these types of issues ever since these outlets were started. In the film Dracula‚ directed by Tod Browning in 1931‚ many controversial issues of the 1920s and 1930s including science‚ superstition‚ religion‚ and xenophobia are addressed. An argument that has been extremely controversial and debated for centuries is science versus religion. Dracula takes the side of religion in this debate‚ which is shown throughout the novel. Many times the protagonists attempt
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CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Background of the Study “Time-honored‚ beautiful‚ solemn and wise. Noble‚ sacred and ancient Trees reach the highest heavens and penetrate the deepest secrets of the earth. Trees are the largest living beings on this planet. Trees are in communion with the spiritual and the material. Trees guard the forests and the sanctified places that must not be spoiled. Trees watch over us and provide us with what we need to live on this planet. Trees
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the “ghetto”‚ so the Christians would recognize them as Jewish. And at night the gates to the “ghetto” were closed‚ locked and guarded by Christians. I intend to explain both the Christian and Jewish side of the story‚ and to show where and how xenophobia ties in with the play. In act 4 scene 1 (the courtroom scene) Portia disguises herself as a male lawyer‚ but she acts sarcastic and hypocritical towards the jew (Shylock). “Do you confess to the bond? Then must the Jew be merciful.” Portia asks
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pollution because toxic waste tend to be placed in their communities. Not only that‚ pollution creating factories also tend to be placed in the same communities. Environmental racism is something that effect black‚ low-income people in particular‚ the different effects the toxins have on communities‚ and started a long time ago but continues to this day. But yet‚ the white rich people is not being affected by the toxics in their communities. The text states that ‘’separate residential limits or districts
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Intro A community can be viewed as a people that share common languages. Attributes and many other cultural similarities. Strong communities usually signify a unity or bond. This bond forms a sense of sense of self and "brotherhood". However‚ this does not appear to exist in the Black community. Slavery has nearly destroyed the existence of any unity. When the Africans were taken from African‚ different tribes were mixed together on the ships and stripped of their identities. The differences between
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Understanding the process of exclusion in South Africa: Xenophobia In this essay I will discuss the process of exclusion in South Africa with regards to Xenophobia. I will be looking at three case studies that focus on Cape Town‚ Johannesburg and Durban. These are important cities to look at as they are the renounced and very influential and well known cities in South Africa. Cape Town currently the legislative capital of South Africa and historically a pit stop of the slave trade route is a very
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marine life is challenge especially when there are natural and man-made threats to aquatic habitats and fauna communities. DPI identifies three of the leading threats to fish habitats such as urban development and the growing demography; agriculture‚ urban and industrial developments in estuarine areas and land use. These threats impact mangroves‚ seagrass‚ saltmarsh and coastal lagoon communities which serve as refuge to marine species. Land clearing‚ dredging‚ agriculture‚ reclamation and estuarial
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HIV/AIDS: The effect on the global community. According to the World Health Organization and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) At the end of 1999; an estimated 34.3 million people were living with HIV/AIDS. Most of the people living with HIV‚ 95% of the global total‚ live in developing countries.” Examples of the impact of HIV/AIDS in Africa‚ Asia‚ Latin America‚ the Caribbean‚ and the Newly Independent States provide insight into the demographics‚ modes of exposure‚ treatment
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