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Preparedness theory

Title: Preparedness theory
Category: /Science & Technology
Details: Words: 1833 | Pages: 7 (approximately 235 words/page)
Preparedness theory
How has preparedness theory attempted to integrate a Pavlovian model of the acquisition of specific phobias with this biological specificity? What is the status of Preparedness theory today? When confronted with a phobic object or situation an individual appears to have little control and no alternative but to avoid the feared object or situation (Ohman & Soares, 1993). Consequently, individuals with a phobia can be vulnerable to anxiety induced automatic reactions to an object or situation which …showed first 75 words of 1833 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1833 total…University Press. McNally, R.J. (1987). Preparedness and phobias: A review, Psychological Bulletin, 101, 283-303. Ohman, A. & Soares, J.J.F. (1993). On the Automatic Nature of Phobic Fear: Conditioned Electrodermal Responses to Masked Fear-Relevant Stimuli. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 102 (1), 121-132. Seligman, M.E.P. (1971). Phobias and Preparedness. Behavior Therapy, 2, 307-320 Schwartz, B. & Robbins, S.J. (1995). Psychology of Learning & Behavior. 4th Ed. New York, W.W. Norton & Company. Reber, A.S. (1995). Penguin Dictionary of Psychology. London, Penguin Group

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