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Phobias (Types (Agoraphobia, Social phobia, Clinophobia, Hippophobia,…
Phobias
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Explanations
Behavioral
Classical conditioning
Eg. Little Albert (Watson & Rayner, 1920)
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Biomedical
Fear to things that threaten our survival (Seligman, 1971): Fear-relevant stimuli.
Genetic inheritance
"Preparedness": some phobias are encoded into our genetic make up & passed down through generations.
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Treatment
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Applied tension (Ost, 1980)
Blood & injury phobia
Repeatedly contract the major muscle groups of the arms & legs to decrease vagovasal (fainting) reaction when highly anxious.
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