Audriana Rogers Phobias and Addiction Paper Psy 300 Instructor: Shane Williamson July 8th 2013 We have to ask ourselves what does phobia or addiction has to do with classical and operant conditioning. In this paper I will explain why how phobias can be developed through classical conditioning and operant conditioning as well as: O Explore how addictions can be developed through operant conditioning. O Distinguish between classical and operant conditioning. O Explain what extinction means
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Phobias and Addictions Chris Miller PSY/300 April 7‚ 2013 Dr. Pamela Allen Just as basic behaviors are developed through operant and classical conditioning‚ so are addictions and phobias. Establishing the differences of classical conditioning‚ operant conditioning‚ how phobias and addictions are related‚ and the following extinctions of both conditions are what will be discussed. Phobias and
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Phobias and Addictions PSYCH/300 December 17‚ 2010 Abstract The works and research of Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov and B.F. Skinner‚ the leader in behaviorism‚ help to illuminate and deepen the knowledge of how classical and operant conditioning‚ play an important role in the treatment of phobias and addictions. Phobias have a wide range of inflictions and limitations ranging from mild and moderate to severe. Addictions vary within themselves as well‚ from mild cases to those far more
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A specific phobia is an irrational fear of a usually harmless object‚ place or situation. This fear leads people to dread confronting everyday situations‚ or avoid them altogether. ‘The most common specific phobias are agoraphobia‚ the fear of crowded places and arachnophobia‚ the fear of spiders’ (Davenport‚ 1992‚ pg. 239). The main symptoms of person suffering from specific phobia according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV)‚ include ‘a marked and persistent
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legislation to impose a 7pm curfew for children under the age of 16. I strongly oppose this legislation because of freedom for children‚ children may have a reason and also it is the parent’s choice. I believe children should have a choice to be free and putting the away after 7pm is taking away from their freedom. The introduction of the curfew will make the children feel neglected and this may cause them to rebel. In my opinion I believe when children are deprived of certain things especially
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The Confinement of Phobias An average of about 8.7% of people in the United States suffers from various phobias. A phobia is an anxiety that is best described as an irrational fear that prohibits individuals from engaging in certain activities and causes them to avoid specific situations and objects. As a result‚ a person’s quality of life may decline due to fearful hindrances. At times‚ some may successfully mask their anxiety and learn to cope with them‚ thereby leading normal lifestyles. Others
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Homework Complete Activity #1‚ located on page 257 in our eBook or page 256 in our printed textbook. For this activity‚ please construct a series of questions that you would ask in the opening portion of the following types of interviews: 1. To obtain information from a county official about building permits for a report you have been assigned to deliver to senior management 2. To write a biography of a long-time employee for a special presentation at her retirement party 3. To counsel a subordinate
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being overweight and obese Being overweight is a growing problem in the western society. There are more obese and overweight adults and children than it was a few decades ago. Although there are many reasons for obesity‚ there are three significant causes of being overweight and obese: poor diet‚ Lack of exercise‚ and the western world lifestyle. One of the most obvious causes why people are overweight is their poor diet‚ in other words bad eating habits. Many people preferred to eat junk food in fast
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SOCIAL PHOBIA.!! Good morning everybody. I hope that all of you are doing well. So let get started. Do you have ever heard a term phobia? Phobia can be define as an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something. There are actually many kinds of phobia exist in this world. Start from realistic one until the weirdest and strangest phobia that we all have ever heard. Ablutophobia – Fear of Bathing For example‚ ablutophobia. Do you know what ablutophobia is all about? Abluthophobia is the
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make mud pies and find trees to climb‚ and yes this is still common‚ but a child’s imagination is limited with adults hovering over them at all times. Nowadays‚ parents have grown much more protective‚ not letting their children go out without any adult supervision. The children are as if on a protected house arrest‚ leaving adventures and life skills to be taught from the nature‚ out of the equation. Parents use to give kids few rules and guidelines to follow and then from there they were free
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