An understanding of psychology can help an individual grab control to escape from the fear. In this paper a 23 year old woman named Sally with a dog phobia will be conversed in great detail. Also it will discuss how classical and operant conditioning, as well as observational learning is a key element creating Sally’s phobia with dogs. Moreover, how destruction and the position of cognitive theory can assist with Sally to overcome her dog phobia will be explained. Sally Sally is a 23 year old woman who has a relentless dog phobia.
Child abuse has created massive sufferance of children and can cause negative outcomes through emotional instability in the mind and heart, painfulness of physical wounds, and can cause traumatic distress in the future. Although each parent and child may have their own problems, it is not fair if we let child abuse to happen because it can create senseless and complicated issues. Child abuse has created invisible pain to children’s emotions. According to the National Child Abuse Statistics in 2006, “80% of children getting abused can easily develop psychiatric disorders at the age of 21 such as depression, anxiety, and eating disorders.” The outcomes of a child being abused can create profound sadness, attempts of suicide, and can affect on his/her social life with others. “In Los Angeles 2003, Richard Jr. suffered abuse during high school at Don Boscov Technical Institute and resulted in depression and suicidal.” (Quinn) As a result, child abuse can bring down children’s self-esteem low and emotional instability in the mind and heart.
Child Abuse and Neglect: Summary. Child abuse is a crucial part of the law in todays society. When asked to define child abuse what do you think of? I think of a child being beaten to near death or maybe even deprived of food sources that they need to survive. The child could also feel a sad disappointed feeling because their parent won’t give them the attention a child should be receiving or a child could just be being neglected all together possibly by the parent just not caring, but I will tell you all about these things in my paragraphs below.
Sometimes people with jobs are one tragedy away from being homeless. Homelessness is very stressful, causing many problems such as depression, low self-esteem, and drug and alcohol abuse. Everyone is different and responds to homelessness in different ways. Children who have to deal with extreme poverty and homelessness might have trouble learning, emotional and physical problems, and bad behavior to name a few. Children find this confusing and upsetting.
For some of these individuals mental health is extreme and persistent, so for this reason bereavement is a concern for clinical practise. The definition of grief is the main emotional reaction to bereavement, incorporating psychological and physical reactions. Over the past few decades, scientific study of the symptoms, mental health outcomes and ways of coping with this sort of grief has grown rapidly. Psychological reactions to bereavement are diverse, differentiating between individuals as well as cultures, age groups and ethnic groups. Bereavement is a very distressing experience for most people that causes a considerable amount of upset and disruption of everyday life.
(Murray, pg.2) As a nurse you deal with a lot of physical, mental and emotional stress. The stressed nurse may show physical sign of stress such as high blood pressure, headaches, nausea, chest pains and fatigue to just name a few. The behavioral signs are becoming withdrawn, under or over eating, and becoming accident prone and careless. (Murray, pg.4) The emotional signs of a nurse who may not be managing there stress are irritable, angers easily, depression and anxious. These symptoms can compromise the care of a patient or patients if not managed correctly.
Effects of Dependent Personality Disorder on Interpersonal Relationships and Society Abstract Aside from the anxiety that a person with Dependent Personality Disorder (DPD) suffers from on a daily basis, there are also interpersonal problems that follow the disorder. Since there is a constant need for approval and reassurance, it can lead family and friends to become frustrated and possibly reject the person suffering from DPD. Unfortunately, interpersonal relationships cannot thrive with continuous mind changing, and requests for advice. Recent studies have shown that DPD is linked to a significantly increased risk for partner and child abuse, suicide, and physical illness along with high levels of functional impairment. Children of DPD sufferers have an increase chance of feeling emotionally abandoned and unloved.
Phobias and Classical Conditioning A phobia is a constant irrational fear of an object, situation, or activity that the person feels impelled to avoid (Kowalski & Westen, 2011). Phobias can interfere with the ability to work, socialize, and maintain a normal daily routine. They can cause such an overwhelming anxiety that people who have phobias may avoid any situation or object that is associated with the phobia. Individual whom have phobias may experience sweaty hands, increasing pulse rates, anxiety, or stomach aches. They may also isolate themselves from society (Mc.
Dissociative Identity Disorder, or DID, is a severe mental disorder that cause the patient to experience severe dissociation from the environment and others around them. Dissociation is kind of like daydreaming, which most of us have experienced. People with DID experience a “lack of connection in a person’s thoughts, memories, feelings, actions, or sense of identity”, according to WebMD, a reputable site that provides health information (Costello). Many doctors and psychiatrists believe that DID starts because of a traumatic experience and victims of this disorder dissociate themselves from certain situations to alleviate pain and anxiety that the situation may cause. Although many doctors believe this, there is no proven cause of Dissociative
Social phobia persists in people who severely fear these situations. Social phobia is a type of anxiety disorder, and the person will completely try to avoid social situation they terror. Social Phobia According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders, social phobia is defined as a marked and persistent fear of one or more social or performance situations in which the person is exposed to unfamiliar people or to