An Investigation Into The Association Between Previous Unpleasant Experiences And Phobias

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Psychology

 

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Ruth T

 

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July 19, 2011

 

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University

 

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A

 

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In general, I found that with all phobias, the percentage of people who had actually had a bad experience with their phobia was quite small. Introduction A phobia is a persistent, intense, irrational fear. They're not always sensible, don't go away easily and evoke very strong emotions. The conditioning explanation about phobias suggests that we "learn" our phobias...
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The conditioning explanation about phobias suggests that we "learn" our phobias. Step 1 ? Classical conditioning is when you associate a stimulus with a response, such as thinking that spiders are scary and that when you come into contact with one you will get scared. The phobia usually starts with a bad experience...
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