Phobias Phobias are a very common disorder in the United States these days. The definition for phobia is "an abnormal or morbid fear or aversion" ("Oxford" 655). To be considered a phobia‚ a fear must cause great distress or interfere with a person’s life in a major way. The word phobia is Greek‚ therefore‚ any word that proceeds it should be Greek too. To coin a new phobia name‚ it is proper and only accepted to follow this rule. The rule has been broken many times in the past‚
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Phobias A phobia is a type of anxiety disorder. It is a strong‚ irrational fear of something that poses little or no actual danger. There are many specific phobias. Acrophobia is a fear of heights. You may be able to ski the world’s tallest mountains but be unable to go above the 5th floor of an office building. Agoraphobia is a fear of public places‚ and claustrophobia is a fear of closed-in places. If you become anxious and extremely self-conscious in everyday social situations‚ you could have
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1st blog PHOBIA By Rabia Sehgal Jenny works as a Travel nurse. She travels a lot because of the shortage of nurses in both regional and national locations. She enjoys the flexible work assignments in her regional area. However‚ she goes to great lengths to avoid the work assignments in other national locations where she needs to fly down to the area and work. What do you think is the reason behind Jenny’s irrational behavior? Does she love her place too much or it just the fear
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Most people have issues with their phobias such as being of spiders‚ afraid of darkness‚ afraid of open high places‚ afraid of enclosed spaces‚ or the number one phobia‚ which is public speaking. It was unthinkable for me to see myself speaking in public; and I suffered tremendous agony for that. I was able to recognize my phobia‚ since elementary‚ when I felt anxious and nervous speaking in front of my class. At the beginning‚ I accepted it as my behavior or as something that I could not change
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serpents? Well‚ you’re not alone. According to the National Institute of Mental Health‚ phobias affect approximately 10% of adults. There are a number of explanations for why phobias develop‚ including evolutionary and behavioral theories. Whatever the cause‚ phobias are a treatable condition that can be overcome with cognitive and behavioral therapy techniques. What do people fear most? The following phobias are ten of the most common fear-objects that lead to symptoms such as dizziness‚ nausea
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Mario Ezquivel Psychology Block 4 Mr. Nino Phobias A phobia is an intense fear of things‚ activities‚ animals or even other people‚ that is uncontrollable. People suffering from phobias usually suffer from anxiety attacks when they find themselves in the situations‚ things or the person they have fear of. Phobias are more often gotten through traumatic experiences though some of them are inherent to the victims. If it is untreated‚ phobias can cause long term damage on the mental and physical health
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Phobias Phobias are is an irrational‚ intense and persistent fear of certain situations‚ activities‚ things‚ animals‚ or people. The main symptom of this disorder is the excessive and unreasonable desire to avoid the feared stimulus. When the fear is beyond one’s control‚ and if the fear is interfering with daily life‚ then a diagnosis under one of the anxiety disorders can be made. Phobias are known as an emotional response learned because of difficult life experiences. Generally phobias occur
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Strange and ridiculous phobias: Leukophobia - Fear of the color white Genuphobia - Fear of knees. Octophobia - Fear of the figure 8. Papyrophobia - Fear of paper. Random stuff- fear of phobia- phobophobia Names — Nomatophobia The fear of names. Phobia - the mere mention of it can make some people’s hair stand on end. Yes‚ there is such a thing as fear of phobias. Called phobophobia‚ it happens to a person who dreads being frightened by everything. This type of phobia is different from the
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There is a tremendous of overweight people living in America. However‚ this is not anything new. American’s are known for being fat and lazy‚ and for the most part it’s hard to argue. American’s being overweight has become so common that when I walk down the street and see an overweight person‚ I don’t even consider her/him as overweight because America has become such a common place for overweight people. American’s are living in a society where they worship food and supermarket. There are multiples
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The Marketing of Food to Children Bill Cronin DeVry University The Marketing of Food to Children The majority of children today tend to crave more sugary foods‚ fattier foods and other various unhealthy foods. These cravings are the direct result of marketing these types of foods to children through television commercials with the use of catchy music‚ cartoons‚ bright colors‚ TV actors‚ and other fictional characters; for example‚ McDonalds with Ronald McDonald and the Hamburglar. They also
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