class 28 phobias - irrational fear of a specific situation or thing - highly focused definition
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CLASS 28
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Phobias
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- irrational fear of
a specific situation or thing
- highly focused
Definition
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Specific Phobias:
• A few are especially common– they seem to be easily acquired– seen in most cultures
• there are some cultural variations but similar categories are prominent
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Fear Factor• T.V. program highlighting common fears
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What fears does the T.V. program emphasize?
• Several traditional categories keep being used
• i.e., common phobias
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snakes
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Insects
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Eating bugs
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heights
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Deep Water
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Claustrophobia
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CATEGORIZING PHOBIAS
1. Animals: Insects; dogs; snakes
2. Natural environmentsHeights, storms, water
3. Specific situationsAgoraphobia; Claustrophobia
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4. Fear of Injury
• Spears & knives are threats
• Blood & Guts are cues
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THEORIES OF ORIGINS
1. Psycho-Dynamic Theory
– Repressed fears
– Symbolic (e.g., snake = penis)
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2. Social Learning Theory
– conditioned by traumatic experience
– sometimes the exact event forgotten
– explains cultural differences
– examples ?
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3. Evolution & Genetics
• our species has hardwired (prepared) fears
• most phobias make evolutionary sense
• individual differences also passed on by genetics
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Can we explain other common fears with evolutionary psychology?
• The Supernatural: ghosts, etc.
• Germ phobia
• Dentists & Doctors
• Modern inventions: guns, electricity
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Altogether different?
– Agoraphobia
– Math phobia
– Social phobia
– Homophobia
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Bottom line
• Most phobias may be hard-wired or at least easily acquired
• Some phobias may be culture-specific