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Behavioural approach to phobias

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Nadia has developed an intense fear of buttons (koumpounophobia) after an incident in childhood where she choked on a loose plastic button. Now, even the sight of a button causes her extreme anxiety, and she refuses to wear clothes with buttons, choosing only velcro or zippers.

With reference to Nadia's case, discuss the behavioural explanation of phobias.

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Behavioural approach to phobias Questions

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  3. /Behavioural approach to phobias

Practise AQA A Level Psychology Behavioural approach to phobias with exam-style questions for A Level Psychology. 62 questions, matched to the AQA A Level Psychology (7182) specification and written in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.

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