of being afraid. There are five types of phobias including: A simple phobia‚ social phobias‚ panic phobias‚ and agoraphobias. Simple phobias are small fears that include heights‚ ladders‚ dogs etc. Complex phobias include being afraid of airplanes‚ car crashes‚ and train wrecks. Panic phobias consist of having a severe panic attack when you are unaware of what is taking place. Agoraphobia is the fear of open spaces. With this information in mind‚ you can categorize certain phobias. Specifically claustrophobia
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lesser degree than those who suffer from specific phobias. People with the phobias specifically avoid the entity they fear. 3. Agoraphobia: a generalized fear of leaving home or a small familiar ’safe’ area‚ and of possible panic attacks that might follow. It may also be caused by various specific phobias such as fear of open spaces‚ social embarrassment (social agoraphobia)‚ fear of contamination (fear of germs‚ possibly complicated by obsessive-compulsive disorder) or PTSD (post traumatic stress
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useful. These treatment options are not mutually exclusive. Often a therapist will suggest multiple treatments. 1.5 List of phobias ▪ Ablutophobia – fear of bathing‚ washing‚ or cleaning. ▪ Acrophobia‚ Altophobia – fear of heights. ▪ Agoraphobia‚ Agoraphobia Without History of Panic Disorder – fear of places or events where escape is impossible or when help is unavailable. ▪ Agraphobia – fear of sexual abuse. ▪ Aichmophobia – fear of sharp or pointed objects (as a needle‚ knife or a pointing
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from a phobia of snakes by using the behavioural therapy approach and a clinical psychologist treating a patient who has OCD by using the cognitive therapy approach. Phobias are often treated using a technique called systematic Desensitization. Systematic desensitization is a treatment for phobias in which the patient is exposed to progressively more anxiety-provoking stimuli ad taught relaxation techniques. This is done by the care practitioner and the phobic person forming a “hierarchy of fear”
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Phobias and Addictions PSYCH/300 December 17‚ 2010 Abstract The works and research of Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov and B.F. Skinner‚ the leader in behaviorism‚ help to illuminate and deepen the knowledge of how classical and operant conditioning‚ play an important role in the treatment of phobias and addictions. Phobias have a wide range of inflictions and limitations ranging from mild and moderate to severe. Addictions vary within themselves as well‚ from mild cases to those far more
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influence (3 components) -conformity & groupthink – agreeing with a group to not be different -compliance- changing behavior because someone convinced you to do it -persuasion techniques: -obedience & milgrim experiment- shock keeps going up allowed shocks. -group behavior -social loafing- good when alone but lazy in group -social facilitation-positive influence on others performance -ABC model of attitudes- attitude- emotional‚ behavior- our opinions change our actions‚ cognitive-
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Known as a mental disorder a phobia is a persistent fear of a specific object‚ activity‚ or situation that leads to compelling desire to avoid it. Phobias tend to affect the way people live their lives‚ for example‚ their working and social environments‚ considering that they last for a very long time and are capable to cause intense psychological physical stress. It is considered today the most common mental and anxiety disorder in the United States (Matig Mavissakalian & David H. Barlow 1981 pp
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Phobia is described as a strong‚ irrational fear and avoidance of objects or situations that are usually considered harmless (Huffman‚ 485). Phobic disorders can be categorized into three categories: agoraphobia‚ specific phobias‚ and social phobias. In this paper I will be talking about a specific phobia called arachnophobia and how it affects my cousin whom is suffering from this phobia. Before I can begin this paper‚ I must explain arachnophobia. Arachnophobia is described as the abnormal
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hPsychological Disorders and Approaches to Treatment APSS 111 Teaching Team What is Abnormal Behavior? • Some leading definitions about what is considered abnormal: • Deviance »Deviate from normative behaviors in our society / culture • Maladaptive Behavior »Impair the person’s normal functioning • Personal Distress • A continuum perspective to understanding abnormality Classification of Psychological Disorders • Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders – 4th Ed. (Text Revision) (DSM IV‐TR)
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Final Essay Exposure and Behavioral Therapies December 12‚ 2006 In psychotherapy there are many different ways that a therapist can decide how to treat a client. In my paper I will discuss how Exposure Therapy and Behavioral Therapy work together with a client. I will focus on the nature of the problem‚ the process of change‚ theory in practice‚ multicultural considerations‚ and the types of clients and clinical problems. The Nature of the Problem: In both Exposure and Behavioral Therapy
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