Anxiety Disorders
Imagine someone is lying in a beautiful green meadow. ItÂ’s a perfect day, the sun is shining and there is a gentle breeze wafting trough the trees all around them. Sounds of nature fill the air as they chat and laugh with their family and friends. They are surrounded by people that they love ....
Controversies of Genetically Modified Food
Genetically modified food is a highly controversial topic. There are people that believe that genetically modified food is unsafe to eat. While the government and the American Medical Association believe that the modified crops are not a threat to humans or the environment. These bioengineered cr....
Phobias
Modern methods of treatment usually have some underlying theory (i.e. paradigm) that states a possible cause of the disorder (i.e. its possible aetiology) and tries to explain the reasons why the treatment works in conjunction with this. However, success of the treatment does directly support the pa....
Phobias
A phobia is an excessive or unreasonable fear of an object, place or situation. Simple phobias are fears of specific things such as insects, infections, flying. Agoraphobia is a fear of being in places where one feels "trapped" or unable to get help, such as in crowds, on a bus, or standing in ....
Phobias
Most persons lose out on many opportunities due to the fact that they try to avoid a particular situation, object or activity. Many of us might say that those persons may have a fear towards that situation, object or activity and others may state that it is a phobia. However, having a fear is norma....
Phobias and Addictions
We are all conditioned in some way, be it operant conditioning or classical conditioning. For most of us we are not even conscious of this fact. Classical and operant conditioning can affect us in ways we did not even know were possible. These conditions could lead us to obtain an addiction or a ph....
Phobias and Addictions
Fears are experienced by everyone. Fears that are normal and that do not require treatment, would not be considered phobias. However, phobias are fears that are unreasonable. Phobias can be developed through classical conditioning. Reinforcement of stimuli can produce a response considered to be a p....
Phobias and Addictions in Classical and Operant Conditioning
Every one of us is conditioned in some way or another, either classically or operant, without even being aware of it. These types of conditioning could affect us and have us acquire a phobia or addiction based on something that happened. Phobias and addictions are simply emotional matters ....
Phobias: Things that go bump in the mind
Introduction
Phobias aren't just extreme fears. They are irrational fears of a particular thing. For instance, you may be able to ski the world's tallest mountains with ease but be unable to go above the 5th floor of an office building. (NIMH, 1995) Even though adults with phobias realize that the....
Virtually Relieving Pain and Fear
VIRTUALLY RELIEVING PAIN AND FEAR
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Introduction
In this world of growing technology, new techniques are being developed which aide in the treatment of many neurological and psychological disorders. One technology is the application of virtual reality....
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