An Investigation Into The Association Between Previous Unpleasant Experiences And Phobias
Abstract
For this investigation I tried to find out whether bad experiences are caused by phobias. I interviewed 20 people from the ages of 15-18 years old, asking them things like "Do you have a phobia similar to a close friend or family member?" I found that 28% of people asked have had a bad experience with their phobia. 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.
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......
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