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    StudyMode.com is leading learning We inspire millions every day with ove model essays and and book notes. 3. How did the RMO come to know of the war phobia of RBM? The Regimental Medical Officer (RMO) interviewed RBM. In his inspection RMO found nothing medically wrong with RBM but got trace of scares of the prospects of war. The phobia of war in RBM through his discourse to the RMO on the bad effects of a war on environment‚ economy‚ costs‚ etc. He stated that people would be loaded with sufferings;

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    Tiffany Gilkerson September 24‚ 2013 1st period Marks‚ Isaac M. “Fears‚ phobias‚ and rituals: Panic‚ anxiety‚ and their disorders.” 2012: xvii 682. Book. In Fears‚ phobias‚ and rituals: Panic‚ anxiety‚ and their disorders‚ Isaac Marks has written a synthesis of information on the nature of fear‚ panic‚ and anxiety disorders. His book offers both a detailed discussion of the clinical aspects of fear-related syndromes and a broad exploration of the sources and mechanisms of fear and defensive

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    Social Phobia Approximately 13.3 percent of the population experiences a form of social phobia at some point in their lives. Social phobia is any fear associated with situations that you are subject to criticism by others. Eating‚ public speaking‚ or even walking in a public place can be devastating and bring on such reactions as headaches or stomachaches to more severe symptoms of panic attacks and dysphoria. Although adolescent girls are expected to show more withdrawn behavior than adolescent

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    Phobias and Addictions Chris Miller PSY/300 April 7‚ 2013 Dr. Pamela Allen Just as basic behaviors are developed through operant and classical conditioning‚ so are addictions and phobias. Establishing the differences of classical conditioning‚ operant conditioning‚ how phobias and addictions are related‚ and the following extinctions of both conditions are what will be discussed. Phobias and

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    removal as it could worsen their so-called anxiety phobia. Causes of trypophobia Though the actual cause of this strange condition is not yet known‚ it is believed that this condition occurs right from early childhood and proceeds into the teenage years‚ slowly wearing away. The condition arises as a result of certain external and internal predispositions‚ or possibly some traumatic event in the earlier stage of life‚ just like many other phobias.

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    Jaramillo PSY/211 May 7‚ 2013 Monica Guana Comparing Classical and Operant Conditioning I will be comparing classical and operant conditioning by explaining fear of heights. Fear of heights is known as Acrophobia. The phobia part does not occur until a person is in an environment that most people would be relatively fine in‚ such as attending a theme park or being in a building such as a sky scraper for example. Most of the time

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    of how psychological theory can benefit individuals and groups. Systematic Desensitisation • Joseph Wolpe‚ a pioneer of behavioral therapy‚ developed a technique called systematic desensitization for the treatment of anxietyrelated disorders and phobias. This technique is based on the principles of classical conditioning and the premise that what has been learned (conditioned) can be unlearned. Ample research shows that systematic desensitization is effective in reducing anxiety and panic attacks

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    Phobia comes from the Greek word ‘phóbos’ meaning morbid fear (wikipedia). But what exactly is a phobia? The direct denotation of a phobia is “a persistent‚ irrational fear of a specific object‚ activity‚ or situation that leads to a compelling desire to avoid it” (dictionary). A phobia falls under the category of an anxiety disorder. An anxiety disorder is often “a harmful chronic condition‚ which can be present from an early age or begin suddenly after a triggering event. They are prone to flare

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    Phobias "Fear is a tyrant and a despot‚ more terrible than the rack‚ more potent than the snake".(Edgar Wallace) The quote means that fear can rule your life‚ they can be very dangerous if you let them take over. Phobias can control a person’s life. They can cause a person to act in an undesirable fashion and do undesirable deeds. The word phobia comes from the Greek word Phobos meaning fear. A Phobia is a continuous‚ excessive fear response to objects or situations that are for most people

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    overcoming his Cynophobia‚ a fear of dogs. Explain and critically evaluate how learning theory can be used to explain Hakim ’s phobia and also‚ potentially‚ to treat it. This essay will explain and critically evaluate how‚ Cynophobia‚ a fear of dogs can be overcome. The two main points that will be looked at is learning theory in an effort to try and explain how this phobia has developed in Hakim and possible ways of treating it. Classical conditioning as defined by Comer‚(2004) as “ a process

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