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Learning and Maintaining Fears

Learning and Maintaining Fears

How do we acquire and keep our fears? In clinical psychology, we look at behavioral models to understand specific phobias. A specific phobia is an intense, persistent fear of a particular object or situation, such as flying, which leads to avoidance and distress.

Contemporary study: Capafóns et al. (1998) Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /Psychology
  3. /Contemporary study: Capafóns et al. (1998)

Step-by-step lessons on Edexcel A Level Psychology Contemporary study: Capafóns et al. (1998). Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Start with the compulsory core topics before tackling the more evaluation-heavy optional and issues-and-debates content.

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