Phobias and Addictions Tierra Carter PSY 300 January 13, 2014 Bonnie Johnson A phobia is a common anxiety disorder. Phobias are fears of things such as objects, situations, or activities. Most phobias can interfere with a person’s
Phobias and Addictions Paper Lauren Looney PSY 300 Genevieve Molina Many people have a phobia or an addiction at one point in life. A phobia, which five percent of the population has at least one of, is an irrational fear (Kowalski & Westen, 2011). An addiction is a state of dependency upon something such as a drug or a behavior. Both phobias and addictions have been accounted for by learning theorists. Phobias and addictions can be developed through different learning methods that
Phobias and Addictions Andrew Gill Psych/300 2/13/2012 Mrs. Croley Phobias and Addictions People are susceptible to a multitude of psychological disorders two of these problems are phobias and addictions. Phobias fall more under the umbrella of anxiety based disorders and result from classical conditioning, whereas addiction becomes dependence either psychological, physical or both simultaneously, and learned through operant conditioning. Phobias are generally an irrational fear attained
Phobias and Addictions PSY/300 05/16/2011 Phobias and addictions In some way, unaware of its present, we each are conditioned, either classically or operant. With these two conditioning, the type present within
Phobias and Addictions PSY/300 September 24, 2012 Abstract Phobias and addictions are two emotional difficulties that are very well-known by learning theorist. A phobia is an unrealistic fear to something. An addiction is a desperate need for something. How are these two learned behaviors linked to classical and operational conditioning? In the following paragraphs is a look into the connection between classical and operant conditioning to phobias and addictions. Also
Phobias and Addiction Ashley Jackson PSY 300 October 13, 2014 Bonnie Johnson Phobias and Addiction Phobias and Addictions “Learning is any enduring change in the way an organism responds based on its experience.” (Kowalski & Westen, 2011, p. 164). According to our text, phobias and addictions are two emotional difficulties that can develop through learning (Kowalski & Westen, 2011). Learning can start through many different methods. Classical and operant conditioning are
Phobias and Addictions February 27, 2012 Phobias and Addictions “Learning refers to any enduring change in the way an organism responds based on its experience.” (Kowalski & Westen, 2011) A large amount of learning tales place, in people and animals, when the environment makes a choice, the only option, and every choice has a consequence. A learning theory, according to Kowalski and Westen, is that organisms adapt to what they learn and this learning shapes their behavior. Classical and
Phobias and Addictions PSY 300 Phobias and Addictions Human learning is often impacted by conditioning received throughout life. Two types of conditioning will occur throughout an individual’s lifetime, the two types are classical conditioning or operant conditioning. Classical and operant conditioning create learned behaviors or responses to environmental stimuli. Two such learned behaviors or responses to environmental or external stimuli are phobias and addictions. This paper will
Phobias and Addictions Name Course Name/Course # Date Professor Name Phobias and Addictions Classical Conditioning is a study that Ivan Pavlov began in the 1980’s. He wanted to better understand the digestive system of dogs, so he produced a study that analyzed the amount of saliva when the dogs were presented with meat. The details of this study initiated from Pavlov seeing his hungry dogs salivate from detecting food that was being placed in their trays from another room
Institution Phobias and Addictions Phobias, Addictions, and Their Relationship with Operant and Classical Conditioning Classical and operant conditioning are the distinct ways in which humans learn things and develop certain behaviors. The two modes of learning affect the ability of humans to function normally and adapt to changes in the human society. They lead to development of two emotional difficulties, phobias and addictions. These behavioral issues affect every aspect of our society. Phobia refers