Fear conditioning

Knapp classified them as the “Pipe-dream or Wish Rumor…The Bogie Rumor,” and the “The Wedge-driving Aggression Rumor.” The Wish Rumor is as a result of wishful thinking and it gives wishes among those it circulates. The Bogie Rumor is as a result of fears and anxieties among the group. The Wedge-driving aggression rumor is obvious; and it is meant to divide the group. Something rumors usually have in common is that they spread and fast. Similarly, DiFonzo identifies three motivational reasons.…

Anxiety is an unpleasant state of mental uneasiness that can causes physical and psychological discomfort. The effect of extreme anxiety will lower the individual's concentration and affecting their muscular control. Commonly, any sporting game or competition can give rise to anxiety when one's perceived ability does not measure up to the demands of the task. Not only that, competition also can cause to react both physically and mentally which can negatively affect their performance abilities.…

Analysis: A.) As I read this verbatim, I found that I was emotionally triggered by what I wrote. I felt quite angry and hurt by the way that Fr. X was talking to me. I noticed that my heart began to race, and I could feel my shoulders and neck starting to tighten up. B.) Initially, I felt confused and surprised by Fr. X’s questions. As the conversation progressed, I began to gradually get angry and angrier until I could no longer hold in the frustration that I was feeling inside. I also felt…

It is said that the number one fear in life is public speaking, while fear of death finishes second. As famous comedian Jerry Seinfeld once mentioned, this means that at a funeral, people would rather be in the coffin than give the eulogy! The fear of public speaking, one of the most common phobias across the globe, is a form of performance anxiety in which a person becomes consciously aware and apprehensive of his or her performance in front of an audience. From sweaty palms and bundles of…

Stress is the feeling of tension people feel when they are facing extraordinary demands and uncertainty about their ability to handle the situation effectively. It exists in people’s everyday life no matter how powerful, wealthy or happy the people might be. Academic stress can affect health, emotional and academic performance when it has become excessive. Academic stress may cause some bad effect such as commit suicide. A survey done in UK on 6020 students in 2002 has shown that about 70% of…

misery pushes the victims to physical measures such as suicide and harm to the body. Its all in the outcome of the emotional depth into wretchedness that embraces every part of its sufferer. Whereas anxiety is seen, as mental as well, it is instead fear of the future or situations surrounding the individual. The core of this disorder is the worry of having to prepare and make perfect and precise moves towards the circumstance laying in front of them. Taking an overwhelming approach to terror in…

Nightmares can live in your mind, but they can live in the real world too. Nightmare’s come in the form of people, words, opinions, games, and judgement. Everyone knows about the nightmare in the real world where people are laughing at you, judging you, for everything you do. Judgement is a weapon that happens in many ways- for example, grades. Studying for hours a night for a week, you feel prepared to take a big test, like a Common Assessment. When you get the results back, however, you failed…

self-regulation, anxiety, and fear effecting consciousness and moral responsibility, the different author’s present their arguments and views on how these emotional capacities and the ability to obtain self-regulation affect the decision making of an agent and whether or not they should be held fully morally responsible for their actions and decisions. In this paper, I will be explicating three different views on the capacities of self-regulation, anxiety, and fear on moral responsibility among…

deRoon-Cassini & Bernstein (2016), agoraphobia is the most common phobia that clinicians treat. People with this phobia typically fear leaving their home, being in public and traveling because they worry that they may have a panic attack in a place that they do not consider safe which can be embarrassing and uncomfortable. In the film, Bob Wiley gradually gets over his fear of leaving the house because he eventually travels by himself to New Hampshire to track down Dr. Marvin. However, with that…

patient has a fear that is considered to be out of proportion to normality for any duration of time, but usually lasting somewhere along the lines of six months or longer. Originally the diagnosis was only considered to be found in children, but in recent studies have shown to be present in adolescents, young adults, and fully grown adults. To be diagnosed with Social anxiety Disorder the patient will have to show changes in their daily routine pattern that is being caused by their fear. These…