Fear Factor

him panic attacks. Jackson, as he prefers to be called, has developed arachnophobia, acrophobia and verminophobia. Additionally, arachnophobia is the excessive fear to spiders, acrophobia is the phobia to heights and verminophobia, also known as mysophobia is the obsession to be free of germs or in other words, clean. The last phobic fear, verminophobia, it is considered an (OCD) obsessive-compulsive disorder (Andrews,…

Why do we as a people fear monsters and similar entities? Throughout history people have created stories centered around monsters who would terrorize communities. These stories would be used to rationalize findings they couldn’t understand. These monsters were used to rationalize dieses, deaths and many other occurrences. These monsters still persist in stories today because over time they would evolve past what they stood for and would become symbols of our primal fears. There are many monsters…

individuals with significantly elevated levels of stress and anxiety in their lives an anxiety related diagnosis may still not be appropriate. This is not to say that all anxiety is created equal. Panic attacks are a dramatically unsettling experience. The fear and anticipatory anxiety of various phobic thought processes can be overwhelming to the point of being crippling. Given the complexity of accurately assessing and identifying anxiety symptoms and disorders it should be expected that many…

important difference is that unlike a panic attack, anxiety may be persistent and can last for longer periods of time, like days, weeks or even months. A panic disorder might be a factor if one is in fear of suffering from a panic attack. If the person makes abrupt changes to their lifestyle such as avoiding areas or place for fear that an attack might occur, then medical advice should be sought for, this can be diagnosed and can be given treatment. These disorders may be closely tied to the…

her in multiple different social situations. She fears that as she talks to people or walks around campus that they will be able to see how nervous she is. Karen states that her face goes red, her hands shake and she sweats a lot in social situations, showing she is fearful of the situation. Karen avoids social situations all the time, by eating her meals in her dorm room alone, avoiding classes and attempting to avoid talking to other people. Her fear of going to class and dorm activities keeps…

Every day having to walk into a class, talk to people and even having to walk by them provokes me a strong fear that I cannot explain. Before presentations, meeting new people, and having to talk to a neighbor, classmate, or a relative always make me feel very afraid and when they talk to me, I blush, feel sweaty, and even tremble and that makes me more anxious and embarrassed. Writing, reading, and sometimes eating makes me feel embarrassed and I don’t like people looking at me at any time…

and professional life Panic attacks affect 2.4 million U.S. adults and often begin during the late teens and early adulthood and strikes twice as many American women as men. Now, what is a panic attack? A panic attack is a sudden episode of intense fear that occurs for no apparent reason. It is a type of anxiety disorder that can only be described as a comprehensive emotional nightmare. Panic attacks trigger strong physical reactions that result in frightening symptoms. A person experiencing…

describes how it felt being in slavery throughout his childhood and adolescent years, as well as the horrid conditions he faced from masters and overseers. Douglass also discusses how he began to truly think about his condition, and how a variety of factors came together to inspire his escape, such as his learning how to read and write. After his escape, however, Douglass’s hope quickly fades as he is faced with the reality of his situation, which is that he is all alone in a place where he…

Fear is a two part behavior, the respondent component is the physiological responses from the stimuli, anxiety. The second part is operant, in that a person will avoid or flee a stimulus until the response decreases (Koehler, 2015). This is negative reinforcement, as it is the removal of the adverse stimuli. Together these responses make up fear (Miltenberger, 2015). Therefore, Jackie’s situation could be explained as both respondent (also known as classical) conditioning, and operant…

Fear is the unpleasant feeling when a person feel like an impending force of danger is coming. This is a feeling that no one wants to receive from their peers. Despite the fact that this feeling is wanted, there are many people abuse this power. Why? Simply because it is a one of the best source for the bullies used to motivate people to do their bidding. Fear can comes in many shapes. One of the best shown fears are illustrated in the play “Crucible”. This play is about a group of girls who…