Research On Phobias
Investigation into Phobias: Questionnaire on Beliefs, Attitudes and Knowledge
Abstract
This investigation reports the findings of a questionnaire about beliefs, attitudes and knowledge of phobias. The questionnaire asked about biological and social beliefs participants had about phobias. It was hypothesised that there will be a gender difference in relation to participants¡¦ views on phobias. Participants will have stronger social beliefs compared to biological beliefs of phobias .There will be a relationship between attitudes and biological beliefs. There will be a relationship between attitudes and social beliefs
There will be a relationship between the two attitude questions and there will be a gender difference in relation to views …show more content…
It has been estimated that 18% of the United States population suffers from a phobia (Hall, 1997). Phobias can take many different forms including heights, dogs, spiders and even beards. However, many phobia sufferers realise their phobia are mindless but still feel discomfort and avoid the object or event, which can have huge repercussions in daily life (Bernstein, 2003).
When a phobia sufferer encounters their phobia they often have feelings of panic, dread, horror or terror. It is common for the individuals¡¦ heartbeat to increase and there to be a shortness of breath accompanied with a trembling and an extreme desire to remove themselves from the situation (Gersley, …show more content…
The same questionnaire was given to all participants.
Participants
A total of one hundred and fifteen participants were used in the experiment. Fifty four of the participants were male and sixty of the participants were female. Opportunity sampling was used to determine participants, although all participants were students at Glasgow Caledonian University.
Materials
A questionnaire was used which was concerned with the subject of phobias, personal questions were asked to aid with analysis.
Procedure
All participants carried out their trials alone. Participants were verbally asked questions by the
Abstract
This investigation reports the findings of a questionnaire about beliefs, attitudes and knowledge of phobias. The questionnaire asked about biological and social beliefs participants had about phobias. It was hypothesised that there will be a gender difference in relation to participants¡¦ views on phobias. Participants will have stronger social beliefs compared to biological beliefs of phobias .There will be a relationship between attitudes and biological beliefs. There will be a relationship between attitudes and social beliefs
There will be a relationship between the two attitude questions and there will be a gender difference in relation to views …show more content…
It has been estimated that 18% of the United States population suffers from a phobia (Hall, 1997). Phobias can take many different forms including heights, dogs, spiders and even beards. However, many phobia sufferers realise their phobia are mindless but still feel discomfort and avoid the object or event, which can have huge repercussions in daily life (Bernstein, 2003).
When a phobia sufferer encounters their phobia they often have feelings of panic, dread, horror or terror. It is common for the individuals¡¦ heartbeat to increase and there to be a shortness of breath accompanied with a trembling and an extreme desire to remove themselves from the situation (Gersley, …show more content…
The same questionnaire was given to all participants.
Participants
A total of one hundred and fifteen participants were used in the experiment. Fifty four of the participants were male and sixty of the participants were female. Opportunity sampling was used to determine participants, although all participants were students at Glasgow Caledonian University.
Materials
A questionnaire was used which was concerned with the subject of phobias, personal questions were asked to aid with analysis.
Procedure
All participants carried out their trials alone. Participants were verbally asked questions by the