Posts Tagged: phobia

Psychology Update — Anxiety Signs and Symptoms

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TITLE Anxiety Signs and Symptoms   DESCRIPTION Nervous, worried, sleepless, shy, inhibited, butterflies, tense, moody, irritable, catastrophizing — these are often different expressions of anxiety.  This is quite an excellent comprehensive article on anxiety!  “Anxiety can be a normal response to a stressful situation or decision, lasting long enough to help you push past the… Read more »

Psychology Update — Debate Rages After Woman Told to Remove ‘Distressing’ Spider Jewelry Over Worker’s Fears

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TITLE Debate Rages After Woman Told to Remove ‘Distressing’ Spider Jewelry Over Worker’s Fears   DESCRIPTION While this may seem like a silly article and a fun read, it illustrates the problems of those with intense fears and/or phobias which in this case is arachnophobia.  A worker wearing a piece of costume jewelry in the… Read more »

Psychology Update — Got Arachnophobia? There’s an App for That

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TITLE Got Arachnophobia? There’s an App for That Smartphone app helps fearful individuals overcome phobia of spiders   DESCRIPTION What a fascinating article!  This research into arachnophobia illustrates the use of augmented reality technology and combines it with exposure therapy used for desensitization of phobias:  “Now there’s an app for that. Researchers at the University… Read more »

Psychology App of the Week — Phobys

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PSYCHOLOGY APP OF THE WEEK TITLE Phobys     URL       iOS:   https://apps.apple.com/us/app/phobys/id1527481614   Android:   https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Unibas.Phobys   DESCRIPTION (from the website:  https://www.phobys.com) What is Phobys and what can it be used for? Phobys is an augmented reality (AR) app to reduce fear of spiders by a training program with a realistic… Read more »

Psychology Update — This Scientific Test Will Tell You How Addicted You Are To Your Smartphone

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This Scientific Test Will Tell You How Addicted You Are To Your Smartphone DESCRIPTION Do your students have smartphone addiction? NOMOPHOBIA  means no mobile phone phobia.  “It refers to fear of not being able to use a smartphone … [and] it refers to the fear of not being able to communicate, losing the connectedness that… Read more »