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    Fear Research Papers

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    Phobias or an example would be the phobia of spiders. The fear or phobia of spiders is referred to as arachnophobia. The term is specifically referring to the fear of spiders. Another research progresses through the way fear works. Fear is a cause of something that then triggers an effect. The effect would be like the emotion that piles up from the fear. We get symptoms and our brain focuses on the current situation.The amygdala, an almond-shaped like tissue, has a function which stores fear emotions and can interpret them( D'Arcy Lyness).Another part is the hypothalamus, it is responsible for the “flight to fight” situation. Other parts, like the sensory cortex, is also involved in receiving or sending off data to and from the brain.Upon my research, there were many important information being taken to consider the fact that if phobias do affect a…

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    Presence Of Arachnophobia

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    Dissecting the Presence of Arachnophobia in Northern Kentucky Although Spiders provide a plethora of benefits to our community, they continue to be one of the most feared insects not only in the Northern Kentuckian area, but also throughout the world. In this project, I will hopefully come to a conclusion on why people generally fear spiders, which is an actual diagnosis called Arachnophobia. Spiders are in the arachnid class, which is the reason the condition is called Arachnophobia.…

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    People find beauty in an array of things. Varying from the candidly joy filled eyes of a mans best friend to a glistening starry night sky. In our day and age, there are things we consistently believe are beautiful due to them evolving into a norm. It is not typical to steer away from the norm; as it is seen as uniform in our society. As a result, I have simply had to come to terms with being seen as an outsider when it comes to what I am afraid of. At a young age many people begin to uncover…

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    Arachnophobia Case Study

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    Case Introduction As we advance with the pathological conditions exhibited by my client Mr. Jackson Long. It is imperative to understand the phenomena involving the specific behaviors affecting his quality of life. My client is currently suffering from severe phobias, which enhances his anxiety levels to the extreme of producing him panic attacks. Jackson, as he prefers to be called, has developed arachnophobia, acrophobia and verminophobia. Additionally, arachnophobia is the excessive fear…

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    this is Ron Weasley from Harry Potter. There are many different phobias in the world. There is fear of water, agoraphobia; fear of spiders, arachnophobia; and many, many more. Psychologists have come up with many ways to overcome phobias. Hypnotism, exposure, and existential imagery are all examples. Existential psychology is a philosophical method of therapy that operates on the belief that inner conflict within a person is due to that individual 's confrontation…

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    Research shows that acrophobia ac?ro?pho?bi?a really doesn?t have any symptoms besides being scared at high altitudes. There can be causes to acrophobia but its normal to see in people and even animals so you could just be born with acrophobia. Aichmophobia (ick-mo-phobia) can limit your life in the way that some of its symptoms are ?being scared to open packages, sewing, arts & crafts, and cooking.?(Fritscher) You may find learning more about this fear and doing more around sharp objects can…

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    Vincent Oh Case Study

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    parameters, the psychologists are supposed to use such criteria as adequacy (soundness), intensity, duration, and degree of controllability of human fear. There are numerous fears the human psyche can generate throughout the human life. One of the most spread phobias is arachnophobia. This phobia is mainly determined as the fear of spiders. The case study in question shows that the patient (who is unnamed) suffers from the obsessive fear of spiders – that is even in the situations where there…

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    Although most phobias often have similar characteristics, there has been a noticeable difference in how phobias function. Looking at the differences, you can see that there are two prominent categories known as complex and specific phobias. Both groupings present their own causes, ages typically affected, and much more. Specific phobias, also known as simple phobias, often manifest in children. They are often symptoms of a traumatic experience, but can also be irrational. Specific phobias are…

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    Perseus Research Paper

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    What causes peoples interest in the retelling of Greek myths in novels? Many teenagers relate to Achilles and Perseus. If a teacher mentions the name Perseus many teenagers think of Percy Jackson. Teenagers hear the word echo. Does Greek mythology have a myth about echo? Teenagers desire to know how echo’s definition connects back to Greek mythology. Teenagers desire to know Perseus’s motive for killing Medusa. Teenagers fancy the Hunger Games inspired by the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur.…

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    Amygdala's Fear Response

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    level of the amygdala into overdrive, as noted in an fMRI study conducted by Sehlmeye et al. (2011). Moors and de Houwer (2006) looked at one such anxiety disorder: arachnophobia, the fear of spiders. They found that participants with arachnophobia showed a larger automatic fear response to both spiders that were alive and pictures of spiders when compared to the control group. This heightened automatic fear response was traced back to a high level of activation in the…

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