Psychology- Phobic Disorders

Fears are learnt by association with something else.

Classicial Conditioning

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Developed the concept of humans being biologically prepared to rapidly learn an association between particular stimuli and fear.

Seligman

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A drug used to reduce anxiety by reducing the activity of adrenaline and noradrenaline in the brain which causes stress.

Beta-blockers

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Developed the psychodynamic approach for Phobic disorders

Sigmund Freud

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A diagnostoc manual revised by the American Psychiatric Association.

DSM

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A behavioural therapy which aims to introduce patients to there fear gradually and then hopefully distinguish the fear.

Systematic Desensitisation

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Developed the idea of phobias being caused by Ancient Fears of our ancestors.

Marks and Nesse

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Developed the concept of humans being biologically prepared to rapidly learn an association between particular stimuli and fear.

Seligman

A drug used to reduce anxiety by reducing the activity of adrenaline and noradrenaline in the brain which causes stress.

Developed the psychodynamic approach for Phobic disorders

A diagnostoc manual revised by the American Psychiatric Association.

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