PHOBIAS A phobia is an excessive or unreasonable fear of an object‚ place or situation. Simple phobias are fears of specific things such as insects‚ infections‚ flying. Agoraphobia is a fear of being in places where one feels "trapped" or unable to get help‚ such as in crowds‚ on a bus‚ or standing in a queue. A social phobia is a marked fear of social or performance situations. Phobias are extremely common. Sometimes they start in childhood for no apparent reason; sometimes they emerge after a
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and crying. He is so uncontrollable that makes his parents really confused. To explain Sam’s unreasonable emotion‚ we can use the concepts of classical conditioning. Before conditioning‚ cable car accident is an unconditioned stimulus (UCS) that produced frightened and impatient feeling and uncontrollable responses like screaming and crying seriously. A closed space initially was a neutral stimulus (NS) which cause no special response. During conditioning‚ closed space‚ which is the former neutral
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realise that there is unreasonable stereotypes in society. The title ‘Same Love’ captures it very well‚ gay people love the same way straight people do. Even if you think of the word ‘Gay’ it means happy‚ they are happy loving the same sex. Mackle more starts out the rap with a strong first stanza- ‘When I was in the third grade I thought that I was gay. Cause I could draw‚ my uncle was and I kept my room straight.” Not only did he recognize the fact there were pretty unreasonable stereotypes about
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Fear Fear is an emotion produced by the brain to avoid a potentially bad situation or it is also anxiety caused by the presence of danger. Fear is caused by a threatening situation. Winston Churchill once said‚ “ The only thing we have to fear‚ is fear itself.” This famous saying shows that fear affects people as much as they let it affect them. The way I deal with my fears is to try to overcome them or not let them get to me. But it’s not always easy. I’m 16 years old‚ and I still can’t
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Ignorance is the root cause of fear. The Webster dictionary defines fear as "the emotion experienced in the presence or threat of danger". We fear whatever we perceive as potentially threatening our physical or psychological well-being. With almost no conscious thought‚ we constantly categorize things‚ either as safe or as threatening‚ based on our knowledge of the world and previous experiences. Our judgment is far from infallible‚ though. More often than not‚ the anxiety we feel is irrational
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Fear Causes Irrationality A government requires very delicate balances; the slightest disturbance will cause it to come crashing down. For example‚ governments must have a balance between their values and their desire to make things happen. In 1933 Germany’s balance was disrupted when Adolf Hitler became chancellor. He tipped the scale away from values and morals‚ and eventually led to the collapse of a previously great country. Examples can be found throughout history of governments and leaders
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Fear is ever present. It can be found in any place at any time on the Earth‚ from a scuba diver at the bottom of an ocean to a skydiver‚ miles away from the ground. As humans‚ it is our one and only instinct‚ and it drives everything the human race does. Fear is the one word that can be found inside of every being on this planet. As such‚ in an advanced society such as the society found in the USA‚ fear is widespread. While it may not be evident to those outside of the country‚ it is a cause of considerable
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the next time.” In the face of overwhelming adversity‚ what gives me the cause to hope? Ever since I was little I have been competitive in all different levels and types of sports‚ many of which I have stared right into the face of adversity. Injuries‚ family problems‚ and being strewn out between 400 miles of highway between Tennessee and Georgia have given me plenty of reason to give up on my sports…my true passion and desire. Did I give up? Did I let the face of adversity tear me down? No. I let
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The value of the definition of philosophy: the value of specific things are an integral part of the human brain is everything in the world is divided into two major categories of useful and harmful‚ from the two major types of specific things in the abstract thinking by the absolute abstract things or meta body‚ is the world The interaction with all things in general‚ the interrelated nature and capacity of each specific things that have the universal nature and provisions. Is the value of
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In the play‚ The Crucible‚ one of the major themes shows that fear and suspicion are infectious and can produce a state of general hysteria that results in the destruction of public order and rationality. Miller conveys this theme through the characters’ actions. He uses numerous situations as a metaphor of the pressure on society to conform. This play also showed that one’s actions‚ no matter how innocent his intent‚ can have negative consequences on those around him. The characters exist in a
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