prevents individuals from participating in normal everyday situations. These fears are known as Phobias. Phobias can be defined as an overwhelming fear of an object or situation that poses small danger but invokes anxiety and avoidance. (Psychology Encyclopedia‚ 2016) While there are many types of phobias‚ we will only focus on Social phobia or social anxiety disorder. Social Phobia‚ or Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD)‚ is defined by the National Institute of Mental Health as the fear of being
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DSM-IV TR Diagnostic Criteria for Social Phobia A. Marked and Persistent Fear: Marked or persistent fear of one or more social or performance situations in which the person is exposed to unfamiliar people or to possible scrutiny by others. The individual fears that he or she will act in a way (or show anxiety symptoms) that will be humiliating or embarrassing. B. Anxiety Response : Exposure to the feared social situation almost "invariably provokes anxiety‚ which may take the form of
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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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anxiety‚ habits and phobias‚ and describe how you would treat these issues with hypnotherapy Introduction Life can be very challenging‚ we all experience different things in our lives‚ which may cause some form of discomfort or pain‚ demand our time‚ attention and cause unwanted pressure. When we cope with these demands our body has a natural process it goes through to support us‚ sometimes this process can cause us to develop stress‚ anxieties‚ habits and phobias. During this
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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. Stress is a condition that most of us have experienced throughout our lives and in the main it is a positive emotion and it can help us to become motivated reaching our potential positively and productively
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fear or change – flight‚ fight or freeze. We feel stress or anxiety as a mechanism for avoiding dangerous situations in life ( i.e. – when predators approach) hormones flood our system preparing us to stand and defend ourselves‚ fight‚ or run away‚ social “rules “ prevent us from actually hitting someone or running away from a bullying boss at work and the excess of the hormones in our system drive the body into overdrive with no release causing many of the physical symptoms we experience at a moment
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(tachycardia‚ sweating‚ tremor‚ etc). Habit - Applies to behaviour or practice so ingrained it is often done without conscious thought: A recurrent‚ often unconscious‚ pattern of behaviour that is acquired through frequent repetition. Finally we come to Phobias - A persistent‚ abnormal‚ and irrational fear of a specific thing or situation that compels one to avoid it‚ despite the awareness and reassurance that it is not dangerous.
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Introduction THESIS STATEMENT SOCIAL PHOBIAS ARE ANXIETY DISORDERS THAT HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO CLOUD MANY AREAS IN OUR LIVES AND ARE CHARACTERIZED BY THEIR SYMPTOMS AS WELL AS CAUSES. TREATMENTS ARE AVAILABLE AND CAN BE IMPLEMENTED TO SUCCESSFULLY CURE SOCIAL PHOBIAS AND FORM A BETTER COMMUNITY. ’I have not been out of the house for six months. I did go to see my doctor at Christmas‚ but I got into such a state that I nearly collapsed‚ and now I get him to see me here. I feel safe here and
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Case Study 10 According to Horney‚ basic anxiety‚ a feeling of being isolated in a dangerous world‚ usually is a result of poor treatment‚ psychologically and physically‚ by their parents. This basic anxiety is fought using protective devices that give an ephemeral release of pain and makes an individual feel safe. As a result‚ a neurotic need develops to rebuild the safety of the surrounding environments. These needs are typically compulsive‚ rigid‚ and used indiscriminately in the unconscious mind
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Phobias are the most prominent mental illnesses found among children and adolescents‚ and often continue into adulthood. Five to twelve percent of Americans will experience a phobia in their lifetime‚ and most cases go untreated. While they are treatable‚ Phobias are considerably the most difficult form of anxiety to cure. The presence of a phobia induces intense fear‚ and leads to prolonged anxiety. They are typically more prominent among children‚ and commonly appear in the form of a "specific
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