We define a phobia as ‘an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something’. You are probably aware of the more common phobias‚ such asarachnophobia (fear of spiders)‚ claustrophobia (fear of enclosed spaces)‚ andagoraphobia (fear of open places)‚ but did you know there are also words which describe the fear of idleness‚ worms‚ and even body odour? Explore the table below to discover the terms for some of the more interesting phobias you may come across. Although if you suffer from logophobia (a
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Phobias According to the Special Education Department ’s "Glossary of Psychiatric Disorders" catalogue‚ a "phobia is a persistent‚ irrational fear of a specific object‚ activity‚ or situation that results in a compelling desire to avoid it". A phobia is not an illness or a mental disorder. Nor is it a lack of will-power‚ or ’moral fibre ’‚ or determination. A phobia is a syndrome that can both develop independently within the limits of neurosis (after a caused fright or a serious psychical shock)
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Freud and phobias. Freud is one of the most familiar psychoanalysts. How did Freud influence the study of psychology? How did he analyze phobias? How are phobias acquired? How are phobias treated today? Research was conducted using books and electronic sources. Sigmund Freud is one of the best known psychoanalysts. He had very radical ideas for his time. Freud is associated with the idea that psychological problems stem from sexual desire. Freud even hypothesized that phobias are a result
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Discuss The Relationship Between Stress‚ Anxiety‚ Habits And Phobias And Describe How You Would Treat These Issues With Hypnotherapy In order to understand the relationship between stress‚ anxiety‚ habits and phobias‚ it is necessary to first define what each one is and how it affects us. It is a well- known fact that stress and anxiety are the two main reasons for people being sick and taking time off work. It is apparent that these conditions can prevent people from reaching their full potential
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Speech- Phobias There are 530 documented cases of phobias in the world today‚ and there are more than 5 percent of Americans that have diagnosed phobias. *****What if I had a huge tarantula and stuck it on you’re for head and let its hairy legs crawl all over you or if I took you on an air plane so high the cars looked like little ants. Think about your worst fear and think about how it can affect you‚ can it make you run‚ pass out‚ or even collapse on the ground. Phobias are very powerful things
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become phobias. A phobia is defined as an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations. Phobias are a common form of anxiety disorders. Anyone can suffer from a phobia; they can derive from childhood tragedy and many other situations. Psychologists and psychiatrists usually put phobias into three categories. The three classes are: social phobia‚ specific phobia‚ and agoraphobia. Social phobias involve a fear of other people or social situations
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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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school senior. She is a transfer student from a catholic high school‚ where she was part of a smaller class. She is finishing high school in few weeks. Lately‚ her friends have been noticing that she appears to be uptight and is not show interest in social activities. She spends most of her free time in reading books and articles. When it is time to do a presentation in class‚ fellow classmates have notices that she is anxious and perspires profusely while in front of class. People have also noticed
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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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Blushing and Physiological Arousability in Social Phobia Introduction This paper will provide a critique of the article titled "Blushing and Physiological Arousability in Social Phobia‚" (Gerlach et al.‚ 2001) located in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology (Vol. 110‚ No. 2). Blushing is defined as: "to become red in the face especially from shame or embarrassment. " It is believed that blushing involves physiological‚ behavioral‚ and cognitive factors which react with one another. The actual
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