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Biological Theory of Phobias
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- 1Two explanations-Preparedness
-Highly Active ANS - 2PreparednessAll people are biologically prepared to develop phobias of threatening things
Based on Survival of the organism - 3OhmanPeople received electrical shocks when shown either neutral pictures eg a house, or a threatening picture eg a snake or spider
Everyone showed fear to the pictures they received a shock to but the fear lasted longer for the threatening pictures - 4TorgerseiiConcordance rates between MZ twins was 31% and 0% for DZ twins
- 5HarrisFound that families of people with agoraphobia are more likely to have agoraphobia
- 6Ladder and St MatthewesPeople with agoraphobia or social phobias have higher levels of awareness. (Cause and effect?)
- 7Highly Reactive ANSSome people have more reactive ANS which would make them more fearful in threatening situations, therefore more likely to develop phobias
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- A-Levels Psychology (PSYB2 - Phobias/OCDs) Karteikarten am Biological Theory of Phobias, erstellt von Adam O'Rourke am 31/05/2013.
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