Phobia

In light of tragedy, especially ones involving human casualty, people want answers. They want to hear that there is something we can blame so the media doesn't need to blame someone else, so we can feel more human in these situations. The problem arises when you see little common threads run into these stories, threads like missing parents, drug abuse, depression. It is crucial to understand how we as humans deal with tragedy, and how our first response is often to blame, find out what caused…

We’ve seen a significant change in the use of technology over the last 10 years and this change is set to continue over the upcoming years. To think that we have gone from brick like phones, to thin and sleek phones is mind boggling. We’re using smartphones on a daily basis - being able to access any information from anywhere we want. We have incredibly powerful computers which can do more calculations per second, than we can even think of. Smartphones have changed everyday life drastically.…

These disorders are characterized by feelings of extreme fear and/or anxiousness. The four major types of anxiety disorders are panic disorders, obsessive compulsive disorders, general anxiety disorders and finally phobias. A person with a panic disorder experiences periods of extreme fear. These "panic attacks" are accompanied by shortness of breath, rapid heartbeat, dizziness, numbness, sweating and trembling. Along with these symptoms, the person may also experience a fear of death.…

hallucinations, anxiety disorders, and phobias (Hales 19). If your child presents any of these factors for over two weeks, you should seek…

Introduction Individuality is something that distinguishes man from society. As a result, we know that everyone has different motivations and barriers to physical activity. The purpose of this work is to get to know some of them in the student university. The information contained here is the result of interviews and is based on the self-determination theory (SDT) developed by Edward Deci and Richard Ryan (1985, 1991). Its theory consists of two concepts: motivation and basic psychological needs…

Often, people say that being fat is unhealthy and not the ideal body type on the basis of fitness, but in reality, these so called “facts” are only assumptions. There's no evidence that fat people are unhealthy. There are zero diseases that only obese people get, and there are many diseases that obese people get at a lower rate than thin persons. Furthermore, people with hypertension, diabetes, and other "obesity-related" illnesses often have healthier blood sugar and blood pressure readings…

For example, if I wanted to eliminate Albert’s fear, I would go about the situation as if he had a phobia to white objects. I would use positive reinforcement, by adding things such as going to a pet store, and playing with the white animals. By adding the white furry animals, Albert would begin to realize that the animals are harmless, his behavior of…

normally. Anxiety disorders were first noticed by The American Psychiatric Association in 1980. The previous concept of it, the state of neurosis, was eventually abandoned because it was considered too vague of an explanation. PD, PTSD, social phobias, specific phobias, OCD, and GAD are all included in anxiety disorders. An estimated amount of 23 million people in the United States suffer from anxiety disorder, with the total cost of anxiety disorder being $42.3 billion per year, as both direct…

Insight therapies are approaches to psychotherapy based on the notion that psychological we'll-being depends on self-understanding. Psychodynamic therapies are psychotherapies that attempt to uncover repressed childhood experiences that are thought to cause the patient's current problems. Psychoanalysis is a technique developed by Freud. Transference is an emotional reaction that occurs during the psychoanalysis, in which the patient displays feelings and attitudes toward the analyst that were…

This paper examines the growing elderly population and determines the issues, obstacles, and concerns they face on a daily basis. The literature sheds light on the many issues elderly face such as; psychosocial, psychological, physical, emotional, family-related, economic, housing, legal, and provided social services. A description of the services and resources of five programs in Connecticut are included along with an in depth program evaluation and recommendations. The paper concludes the…