Phobias and Addictions through Classical and Operant Conditioning PSY-300 January 28‚ 2013 Lillian Fillpot‚ M.A.‚ Ed.S.‚ CRC Phobias and Addictions through Classical and Operant Conditioning This paper will explore how phobias and addictions are formed through both classical and operant conditioning and show just as addictions and phobias can be formed‚ they can also become extinct. Classical conditioning is the use of a conditional stimulus such as a person‚ place or object
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Phobias and Addictions Classical and operant conditioning play a large part in how people learn both good bad habits. Phobias and addictions are just two of the negative behaviors learned or triggered by one of these behaviors. Classical conditioning is a type of learning discovered by Ivan Pavlov. He found that he could use a conditional or neutral stimulus to elicit an unconditioned response. Pavlov proved this theory with both a dog and a child. Ivan first measured the amount of saliva produced
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Smoking and Nicotine Addiction Kimberly Andy Week Three Psy/355 May 13‚ 2013 Dr. Dee Strbiak‚ PsyD.‚ LPC‚ CAC III Smoking is a habit forming and in many instances very hard to stop once started. As the world around grows and increases in knowledge it is becoming more evident that smoking is dangerous not just to the smoker‚ but the people around them as well. There are many reasons that one may start the habit of smoking but are unaware of just how much the body becomes dependent
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PCN-100 January 20‚ 2014 Anne Marie Bach- Sterling Roles of the Addiction Counselor Analysis Paper An addiction counselor has many roles; counselor is only one of them. Others include interventionist‚ mediator‚ advocate‚ change agent‚ adviser‚ and facilitator (Lecture Module 4‚ 2013). While treating a client those roles are constantly changing and are necessary to help a client to overcome addiction. In addition the counselor must be able to maintain a balance of ethical‚ moral‚ and legal
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Yates ENG-1010-E02 Nov. 28th 2011 Research Paper Final Draft Addiction Does Not Discriminate Addiction does not discriminate; it does not care if one is rich‚ poor‚ famous‚ unknown‚ man‚ woman‚ or even a child. Addiction is an equal opportunity destroyer not only preying on the homeless living on the streets or the people who struggle economically but also the white collared‚ financially secure‚ and middle class. Addiction to any substance‚ including drugs or alcohol‚ is more than capable
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PCN-502 Theories of Addiction 8-1-14 Comparison Models Essay A lot of times there different ways that people go about dealing with addictions. Addictions are a result of drug abuse and dependence on the drug. There are a lot of possible explanations to where addictions come from and their effects on a patient. Addictions were once considered to be a disease but there’s more to it than that. Two explanations in particular that can show how drugs are associated with addictions fairly well are the
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Reithmeyer November 4‚ 2012 Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Have you ever had to deal with a person dealing with alcoholism or drug addiction? Alcoholism and drug addiction in a family member can have many effects not only in the person with the problem but‚ other family members as well. My little brother Jose is the one from my family who struggles with alcoholism and drug addiction. He started drinking at a very young age and then slowly started experimenting with
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The Disease of Drug Addiction Joanne Frye HSER 340 Abstract Addiction is a chronic‚ often relapsing brain disease that causes compulsive seeking and use of addictive substances despite harmful consequences to the addicted individual and to those around him or her. Introduction Dramatic advances in science over the past 20 years have shown that drug addiction is a chronic relapsing disease that results from the prolonged effects of drugs on the brain. (Leshner‚ 1997) It is considered a
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proven correct. And let’s hope that from now on people let people keep their addictions and let whatever outcome happens from their addiction may be. Let people in this world be free and let them be happy. Addiction is the fact or condition of being addicted to a particular substance‚ thing‚ or activity: As addiction explains how it can be a activity you may be activity is another reason why my point is correct. Addiction doesn’t have to be a substance or something uncontrollable‚ but can be a certain
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Cosmetic Surgery Addiction Who cares if Cody does not like me because I am not as attractive as Elizabeth. Like it bothers me if that woman with bigger breast got the role I wanted in the play. What’s inside is all that matters‚ right? A person can repeat this as many times as he or she likes‚ but the denial will somehow carry one right back to the harsh reality. No matter how hard we try society looks at beauty before brains. I am going to tell you the truth why people become addicted
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