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    be pseudoscience by the mainstream medicine‚ is allegedly useful. These treatment options are not mutually exclusive. Often a therapist will suggest multiple treatments. 1.5 List of phobias ▪ Ablutophobia – fear of bathing‚ washing‚ or cleaning. ▪ Acrophobia‚ Altophobia – fear of heights. ▪ Agoraphobia‚ Agoraphobia Without History of Panic Disorder – fear of places or events where escape is impossible or when help is unavailable. ▪ Agraphobia – fear of sexual abuse. ▪ Aichmophobia – fear of sharp

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    & Rathus‚ 2005). Physical traits consist of perspiring‚ shaking‚ rapid breathing‚ and the feeling of faintness (Nevid & Rathus‚ 2005). “Types of anxiety include phobias like claustrophobia‚ the fear of being in a confined space‚ or acrophobia‚ the fear of heights (Nevid & Rathus‚ 2005).” Others are panic disorder‚ which is when someone becomes terrified at any given moment due to some kind of incentive; generalized anxiety disorder demonstrates someone being too apprehensive and

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    1. Ablutophobia- Fear of washing or bathing. 2. Acerophobia- Fear of sourness. 3. Acousticophobia- Fear of noise. 4. Acrophobia- Fear of heights. 5. Agateophobia- Fear of insanity. 6. Agliophobia- Fear of pain. 7. Agrizoophobia- Fear of wild animals. 8. Agyrophobia- Fear of streets or crossing the street. 9. Aichmophobia- Fear of needles or pointed objects. 10. Ailurophobia- Fear of cats. 11. Alektorophobia- Fear of chickens. 12. Alliumphobia- Fear of garlic

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    Art can be utilized as the hammer by which to mold the way that society views the world. Asian American literature therefore has the power to shape and change society’s perspective of Asian Americans. The particular ways the narrative is presented visually and audibly can have certain effects on the way the audience takes in a piece of literature. Wayne Wang’s Chan is Missing and Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo are seemingly similar in that they are both detective noir films that aim to figure out someone’s

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    Vertigo Vertigo is a very deeply loved masterpiece of Alfred Hitchcock’s. He made a stack of movies‚ yet Vertigo happens to be my favorite. The movie is about the inner and outer journey of two characters involved willingly and unwillingly in a set-up. In fact‚ there were a lot of behind the scenes ideas that the average movie-goer may not have known about yet. The movie begins with Jimmy Stewart talking to his friend after a long sequence where he is chasing a burglar on a roof top. In a

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    English Language & Comprehension: Answers in Last Page Directions—(Q. 1–5) Some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and blacken the rectangle [■] corresponding to the appropriate letter (A‚ B‚ C). If there is no error‚ blacken the rectangle [■] corresponding to (D) in the Answer sheet. 1. Though there is hourly bus service on this route (A)  a number of people are still suffering (B)  as there is no bus shelter here. (C) No error.

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    Major Psychological Disorders Psychological disorders affect a person’s everyday life‚ as well as the lives of the people around them. “Psychologist typically define abnormal behavior broadly‚ considering it to be behavior that causes people to experience distress and prevent them from functioning in their daily lives” (Feldman‚ 2009‚ p.518). In order to diagnose psychological disorders we need to be able to judge what normal and abnormal behavior is. In this essay I will address the topic of

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    Chapter 2 Evidence-Based Assessment and Treatment of Specific Phobias in Adults Heather K. Hood and Martin M. Antony Specific phobias are among the most common psychological problems (Kessler et al. 2005); however‚ specific phobias are seldom the primary reason that individuals seek treatment (Brown et al. 2001b). Because specific phobias are rarely the focus of clinical attention‚ there is a common—though in many cases mistaken—perception that specific phobias are straightforward and uncomplicated

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    In the atmosphere of less developed band culture compared to other Asian countries‚ the local band May Day is consider as one of the most popular and successful band in Taiwan and mainland China. Although not worldwide famous‚ they do have profound influence on the youth generation of Taiwan. An authoritative magazine in Taiwan‚ Tianxia conducted a survey about the influence of celebrity on the generation born after 90s. Ashin‚ the vocalist of May Day‚ is listed 9th‚ right after Aung San Suu Kyi

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    10 Most Diagnosed Mental Disorders By Meredith Bower If you had to guess‚ what illness would you say is more prevalent in developed countries -- cancer or maybe heart disease? Nope. Believe it or not‚ it’s mental illness.  Like cancer and heart disease‚ mental illness is a medical condition‚ and those who have mental disorders struggle to cope with everyday life because of their altered moods‚ thinking or behavior. Fortunately‚ treatment for mental illness or mental disorders can lead to recovery;

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