1 Clown Phobia (Coulrophobia) Mary Jane Oakley SOCL215-1202B-22/Colorado Technical University Instructor: Joelouie Genus May 23‚ 2012 Phase 1 DB 2 After conducting the interviewing process in Clown Phobia‚ I found it to be very interesting in the answers that I have received. The person that I interviewed that was under the age of 40 had given me the following responses. When asked if they liked clowns and what they thought about them‚ their reply was that they found them to be funny on
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Stage fright or performance anxiety is the anxiety‚ fear‚ or persistent phobia which may be aroused in an individual by the requirement to perform in front of an audience‚ whether actually or potentially (for example‚ when performing before a camera). In the context of public speaking‚ this fear is termed glossophobia‚ one of the most common of phobias. Such anxiety may precede or accompany participation in any activity involving public self-presentation. Performance anxiety may often be observed among
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that the ego distorts reality in an effort to protect itself from anxiety. Defense mechanism achieves this goal by disguising threatening impulses and preventing them from reaching consciousness. 3. Differentiate the following theories of personality: humanistic‚ trait‚ and social. Trait is a characteristic pattern of behavior or a tendency to feel and act in a certain way‚ as assessed by self-reports on a personality test and social-cognitive perspective: views behavior as influenced by the interaction
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with OCD can feel isolated‚ they can feel embarrassed and anxious to let people know how they are feeling and consequently worried about whether they will be supported by their friends and family or misunderstood and laughed at. This is when the anxiety can become too much and lead to depression. Q4 If you live with OCD you might experience some or all of the following: Thinking you’re crazy – when you keep having obsessive thoughts which intrude on your everyday life‚ along with strong urges to
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Antidepressants for Treatment of Psychological Disorders in Children SSRI stands for Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor. These medications are in a class of drugs called antidepressants. Antidepressants first started being heavily marketed in the 1980’s and 1990’s to adults for the treatment of depression and anxiety. Studies done during this time showed that SSRI’s had less negative side effects compared to depression medications that were already being used. Prozac was the first drug
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RayAnne Shaul #23 6S Collection 1 Performance Task-Claustrophobia Did you know that people with claustrophobia have an anxiety disorder! You could have a panic attack when in the process of claustrophobia. People with claustrophobia are called‚ claustrophobics. Claustrophobia comes from the Latin root of Claustrum meaning ‘shut in place’ and the suffix Phobos which means ‘fear’. What is claustrophobia? Claustrophobia is an irrational fear of being enclosed or trapped. 2% of people suffer from
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The two most common treatments for social anxiety disorder are medication therapy (pharmacotherapy) and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). Both medication therapy and CBT have proven successful in treating social anxiety disorder. The clinician psychologist or physician can help choose the most appropriate course of action. Many find that a combination of medication and CBT is most effective. Other kinds of treatments include relaxation techniques‚ social skills training‚ and exposure (without
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Anxiety Disorders are the most common mental disorders in the United States. 18 percent of the population suffers from one or another of the 6 types of anxiety disorders‚ 29 percent develop one at some point in their lives‚ and only about one-fifth ever seek treatment. Most individuals with one disorder will most likely suffer from a second one as well. People who suffer from general anxiety disorder have general and persistent feelings of worry and anxiety on a regular basis. They typically have
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from. I am going to discuss Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). I am going to talk about the history of PTSD‚ past and present treatment of PTSD‚ the signs and symptoms of PTSD‚ the neurotransmitters that are associated with PTSD‚ how PTSD is diagnosed‚ and how the patients environment promote or detract from successful treatment. Let’s go into the world of PTSD. The past decade has seen a dramatic increase in post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment research‚ including the development
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preschool were not there and my best friend was in another classroom. My teacher tried to get me to come and sit in a circle on the carpet with everyone else‚ but I spent most of my time coloring. That was one of the early signs of the social phobia‚ or social anxiety‚ that I was diagnosed with a few years ago. My aunt recently told me that not only did I have selective mutism as a young child‚ but that my younger cousin‚ Cara‚ has had it as well. I had not even heard of selective mutism when I was
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