...Speech phobia goes far beyond the normal fear of public speaking that most people have. It is a crippling fear that is so severe that the phobic individual often goes to great lengths to avoid giving a speech. In schools that require a public speaking course for graduation, some phobics will take every other course they need and then drop out of school rather than take the dreaded class. Some will forego jobs or promotions if public speaking is a requirement—even though they know they are hurting themselves financially. When there is no escape, and phobics are forced to give a speech, they suffer tremendous agony. In addition to the symptoms displayed by the average speaker, phobics may experience dizziness, faintness, nausea, loss of memory, breathing problems (such as hyperventilation), and overwhelming feelings of terror and panic. It is estimated that one out of 100 Americans suffers from this kind of phobia. If you are among the unlucky one percent, there is hope for you. You don't have to go through life with this crippling disability. By using some or all of the methods outlined below, you can bring down your anxiety to manageable levels. Thousands of speech phobics, either working alone or with a therapist, have conquered their problem. The first step is not to run away: if you are in a speech class, don't drop out; if you are scheduled to give a talk to your fellow employees next month, don't quit your job. Get help. If the information below helps you, fine; if...
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...suffer a serious heart attack right there siting on your chair? If you would, you may have a phobia. A phobia is an extreme or irrational fear. Everybody suffers from some kind of fear, everybody in the WORLD suffers from some kind of fear. Except Chuck Norris, he doesn’t have fears, fears have Chuck Norris. Most fears start fron scary events/thing that occur in the sufferers childhood. For example, About 100 years ago, my Great Nana Letty at the age 8 was locked in a school cupboard by the teacher. She was left overnight. .. haha. After that day till the day she died she suffered from a common but serious fear of being in cramped places- Claustrophobia. A specific phobia is a extreme fear of a specific thing. There are around 530 documented specific phobias. Lots of you may have heard about the more common phobias like Arachnophobia, the fear of spiders or Claustrophobia, the fear of being trapped in small places But there are also many ridiculously outrageous phobias for example; the fear of chicken or knowledge or even Gynophobia, the fear of chins. According to a highly experienced New Zealand medical doctor, Dr Frances Pitsilis, 10% of people in our nation suffer from specific phobias! Phobias can destroy lives. They can stop you from doing so many things. All right I’ll tell you a story. Ill add a couple of bits to show you how bad it would be to have specific phobias. So it was a fine morning, the sun was on his way up. I had a strong craving for a delicious...
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...Summary Glossophobia is the fear of speaking in public settings. People with an anxiousness of public speaking likely either exhibit the phobia or similar symptoms related to the phobia. The purpose of this report is to find and understand ways to deal with public speaking anxieties as it is a common fear among the general population. This report focuses on defining glossophobia, or more commonly referred to as public speaking anxiety (PSA), and elaborating on strategies/tips for overcoming this phobia. Symptoms of public speaking anxiety can be feeling intense anxiety prior to, or at the thought of having to verbally communicate to a group of people. Another symptom would be feeling physical distress, nausea, or feelings of panic in some cases. Possessing good public speaking skills is a very important skill one can possess and having this skill to speak efficiently and effectively to an audience gives a person numerous advantages throughout their lifetime. This report is to help our audience understand the different ways of overcoming PSA in hopes of achieving a better communication process during presentations, work environments, or any situation that may require speaking in a public setting. This report focuses on six strategies to accomplish this: 1) preparation, which focuses on preparation of the speech and content before the actual speech; 2) know your audience, which helps for a better communication process of the message; 3) creating an outline, which is beneficial to...
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...usually do not know or realize what the reasons are. The only thing they know is that it is best to avoid speaking in public because they cannot do it. Actually, there are some reasons, which may not be realized by the sufferers, behind this irrational fear of public speaking. Glossophobia is a result of traumatic events. Speaking in public is not easy for some people, especially for those who experience bad things which may or may not be directly linked to public speaking or performing (Douglass, 2003). For example, a person who had experienced being ridiculed when he or she was giving a speech in a stage, and unfortunately made a huge error. This traumatic event may lead the person into vulnerable traumatic effects. Some traumatic events about speaking in public may raise a person’s anxiety to do the same thing. Sometimes, they do not even know how to produce a word to start the speech since it is like bringing them to the same situation which reminds about those particular events. Moreover, environment also contributes to the raise of this fear. It is best to start from the least scope, house. In this case, family plays a big role, especially parents. Parents sometimes overprotect their kids and hold the mindset that what parents do is always true. If such circumstances hold for a long time, the kids might have a tendency to detain whatever comes into their...
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...Glossophobia Using the cognitive-behavioral model of systematic desensitization, the phobia of Glossophobia will be approached with this model. It is common for people to have Glossophobia even actors, singers, business people have suffered from this phobia. Glossophobia affects three out of every four individuals (Glossophobia about, 2012) What is Glossophobia? Glossophobia is a fear of public speaking, speech, anxiety, and stage fright. When even the thought of having to present in front of people already makes you feel anxious, sick to the stomach, nervous, start to sweat drops, dry mouth and even want to avoid presenting. Also when up presenting the “umms” come out and it is taking attention away from delivering the message in the presentation (Pro Quest.) If all this apply then it is a case of Glossophobia. This phobia does not come up from nowhere; this phobia had to do something with the person’s childhood or adolescents. A tragic event had to happen to the person for them to develop a fear of public speaking or presenting. For example either in the childhood the person got made fun of for mispronouncing a word while doing a speech in front of his or hers classmates. Or an adolescent performing a dance in front of a crowed and she slipped and fell or messed up some dance moves, everyone in the crowd laughed so now that is why she may have developed Glossophobia in her adulthood. Glossophobia affects both women and men but the women are the one that suffers the most with...
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...PSY/300 PSY/300 Phobias & Addictions Week 2 Individual Assignment Phobias & Addictions Week 2 Individual Assignment Explore how phobias can be developed through classical conditioning. In doing some research on the topic of classical conditioning, I have come to learn that it is a way of training so to speak, where a conditioned response is learned through conditioning the individual, be it animal or human. Basically, one learns that if you do this one action, another will follow in response; a reaction to one’s action. This reaction can be either a reward or a punishment. For instance, you train a dog to do a trick such as, shake hands or roll over. You do this while holding a treat to entice the animal to do said trick. Once the trick is done, the pet then reaps the reward. After doing this many times, the pet then knows that if it does this trick, it will get a treat. Now in the case of classical conditioned phobias in humans, perhaps one of the most common is the fear of spiders, also known as arachnophobia. This is more of a natural happening as one perhaps is bitten or is woken at night with a spider crawling on them. We are told that spiders bite and they are poisonous which creates a natural fear of them and the way they look does not help either. I think even more interesting than people fearing them are the people that do not fear spiders. Another phobia would be that of glossophobia, which is the fear of public speaking or speech anxiety is basically...
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...How to help myself: To stop a phobia: * Rehearse supportive coping statements until they are internalized. “This is just a thought, it has no validity”, “I’ve handles this before I can handle it again”, “I don’t know the future but I can enjoy the now”. * Exposure- for me it would probably be vides, pictures, etc… making myself picture the worst case scenario. Worry exposure *repeated prolonged exposure to fearful images (worst case) of what you’re worried about. Include ways you would deal with it and cope. * reduce frequency of behaviors- for me it would be how often I talk to people and message people about my issues…. * learn to fix the issue, work on changing your attitude towards it--- accept what you cant change. Replace thoughts * This is just a thought, it doesn’t mean its real or true or will happen. * I need to stop messaging about it, and talking about it. * Accept obsessions without making them go away. ADJUSTMENT PERIODS CAN LAST SEEVRAL MONTHS – look up how to adjust to a major life change. * Unlearn responses to phobias while relearning new ones Stop anxious self- talk (what if, and worrying about possibilities). * Negative self- talk comes from mistaken beliefs about yourself and the way the world is. ( chapter 8/9) * If you believe that the future will suck and you cant do it or be yourself or be successful- then it will be true… stop the mistaken beliefs and it will be okay! To fix anxiety/ depression address...
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...psychological perspectives think the role of a person’s upbringing and environment are causes for mental illnesses. Researchers estimate that about 24 percent of people over eighteen in the United States suffer from some sort of common mental illness, such as depression and phobias. Studies have also shown that 2.6 percent of adults in the United States suffer from some sort of severe form of mental illness, such as schizophrenia, panic disorders, or bipolar disorders. Younger people also suffer from mental illnesses the same way that adults do. 14 to 20 percent of individuals under the age of eighteen suffer from a case of mental illness. Studies show that 9 to 13 percent of children between the ages of nine and seventeen suffer from a serious emotional disturbances, that disrupts the child’s daily life. Major depression is a severe disorder. Symptoms include withdraw from family and/or friends, weight loss, sleeping problems, frequent crying, fleeing helpless, delusions, and hallucinations. This disease is usually diagnosed during adolescence; parents may notice grades dropping, poor self-image, troubled social relations, and suicidal acts. This disease may be fatal if the person becomes suicidal. Phobia is a disease where a person has an irrational fear of an object or...
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...Unit 619 Understand mental health problems Describe the main types of mental ill health according to the psychiatric (DSM/ICD) classification system: mood disorders, personality disorders, anxiety disorders, psychotic disorders, substance-related disorders, eating disorders, cognitive disorders MOOD DISORDERS BIPOLAR DISORDER In bipolar disorder, formerly known as manic-depression, there are swings in mood from elation to depression with no external cause. During the manic phase of this disorder, the patient may show excessive, unwarranted excitement or silliness, carrying jokes too far. They may also show poor judgement and recklessness and may be argumentative. They may speak rapidly, have unrealistic ideas, and jump from subject to subject. They may not be able to sleep or sit still for very long. These symptoms are last for a specific period of time lasting for a few days or even a few months. Hospitalization can often be necessary to keep the person from harming themselves and others. The other side of the bipolar is the depressive episode. Bipolar depressed patients often sleep more than usual and are lethargic. This contrasts with those with major depression, who usually has trouble sleeping and is agitated. During bipolar depressive episodes, a patient may also show irritability and withdrawal. Manic episodes can occur without depression, but this is very rare. DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS A person suffering from major depressive disorder is in a depressed mood...
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...some days. Many people with this illness have a hard time making and keeping friends. Physical symptoms often accompany the intense anxiety of social phobia and include blushing, profuse sweating, trembling, nausea, and difficulty talking. If you suffer from social anxiety disorder, you may be painfully embarrassed by these symptoms and feel as though all eyes are focused on you. You may be afraid of being with people other than your family. People with social anxiety disorder are aware that their feelings are irrational. Even if they manage to confront what they fear, they usually feel very anxious beforehand and are intensely uncomfortable throughout. Afterward, the unpleasant feelings may linger, as they worry about how they may have been judged or what others may have thought or observed about...
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...turn was soon to come, and my hands were drenched in sweat. My mind was racing as I was so nervous about what my other students would think of my speech. I tried desperately to keep my paper from rattling while trying to remember it one last time, My heart dropped as I heard the dreadful words “next”. Now every nerve in my body seemed like a strained harp-string ready to snap at a touch.Every, and or any change in my behavior, and movement was being closely watched by my peers. The upset feeling started to cloud my thoughts, as I tried to scramble the next words to convey. This was one of the hardest things for me to do, but in my case, anxiety disorders happened to be more than limited concern or panic. Many often mistaken mental disorders for weakness or self-indulgence, and because of the serious interior functional impairment social phobia can cause, help is usually not amiable. For many people Infrequent anxiety happens to be a average part of their life, and may not go away. Basically, all phobias are anxiety disorders, clumped in the same catagory as post-traumatic stress disorder and panic disorder. Anxiety disorders are, essentially, based on fear(Winnerman6). Social Anxiety Disorder (social phobia) “is the world’s third biggest mental health care problem today”(Richards1). Despite the brief anxiety, people with social phobia are typically introverts, silent, and not in favor of being the life of the party(Stein,Gorman1). Researchers have shown that there are “several...
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...psychological symptoms that impact multiple life areas and/or create distress for the person experiencing these symptoms. TYPES OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS : There are many different conditions that are recognized as psychological health disorders. The more common types include: Anxiety Disorders: Anxiety is a vague, uncomfortable feeling of fear, dread, or danger. Anxiety disorders are a group of psychiatric conditions that involve anxiety. Symptoms can vary in severity and length. According to the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, the five anxiety disorders are identified as: Panic Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), and Phobias (including Social Phobia, also called Social Anxiety Disorder). Mood Disorders: These disorders, also called affective disorders, involve persistent feelings of sadness or periods of feeling overly happy, or fluctuations from extreme happiness to extreme sadness. Psychotic Disorders: Psychotic disorders involve distorted awareness and thinking. What is the COGNITIVE DISORDER ? A person with a cognitive disorder does not process information correctly within the brain. This results in impaired awareness and judgment, difficulty reasoning and focusing, loss of memory and abnormal mental capacity. People with cognitive disorders have problems acquiring, mentally organizing and responding to information, which results in an inability to...
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...INFORMATIVE SPEECH OUTINE Anxiety Attack Breakdown By Julie Vang Attention Getter: We’ve all had nervous breakdown or feel self-conscious on some occasions, like me now while giving this speech. Thesis Statement: The impact of an Anxiety Disorder is very serious. Preview of Main Points: I will tell you more in depth about anxiety disorders, the 6 main types of anxiety disorders and their symptoms and my personal experience with an anxiety disorder. Now I will begin by sharing: I. Main Point one: What are Anxiety disorders? A. Anxiety is basically our body’s natural response to danger. It is an automatic alarm that would go off when you feel threatened and it usually occurs suddenly and without any warning. It can happen to you anywhere, anytime, and any day. B. Anxiety disorders consist of two type of symptoms: * Emotional Symptoms: if you ever had feelings like panicking, fear, uneasiness, flashbacks of traumatic experiences, have trouble concentrating, and etc. * Physical Symptoms: if you had problems sleeping, have shortness of breath, an inability to be still and calm, dry mouth, numbness or tingling in the hands or feet, pounding heart and etc. II. Main point two: The 6 main type of Anxiety disorders. A. Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD): involves a person to constantly feel worry has fears that distract you from your day-to-day activities. Shows up symptoms like insomnia, stomach upset, dread, and fatigue. B. Panic...
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...Public speaking training Hints and tips for effective public speaking Common fears of public speaking What happens when you have to speak in public? Did you know that public speaking tops the list of phobias for most people? Not spiders or heights public speaking - speech in public! Well, if you didn't know that, we bet your body does. It will do all kinds of unpleasant things to you when you have to stand up and face a sea of faces with the hope of getting your message across in a compelling and interesting way. Your hands may sweat and your mouth goes dry. Your knees may shake and a quaver affects your voice. Your heart may race and those well known butterflies invade your stomach. When all that happens most people don't think of getting their message across in a compelling and interesting way; they just think of getting off the 'stage' as quickly as possible! Have we frightened you sufficiently yet? It's normal. We don't really mean to frighten you, just remind you that your body reacts 'in extremis' when put under pressure, and for most people, public speaking is just about the worst pressure they can be put under. It's normal to be nervous and have a lot of anxiety when speaking in public. In a way, it's less normal not to have nerves or anxiety; in fact, to feel you have a phobia about public...
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...Public speaking training Hints and tips for effective public speaking Common fears of public speaking What happens when you have to speak in public? Did you know that public speaking tops the list of phobias for most people? Not spiders or heights public speaking - speech in public! Well, if you didn't know that, we bet your body does. It will do all kinds of unpleasant things to you when you have to stand up and face a sea of faces with the hope of getting your message across in a compelling and interesting way. Your hands may sweat and your mouth goes dry. Your knees may shake and a quaver affects your voice. Your heart may race and those well known butterflies invade your stomach. When all that happens most people don't think of getting their message across in a compelling and interesting way; they just think of getting off the 'stage' as quickly as possible! Have we frightened you sufficiently yet? It's normal. We don't really mean to frighten you, just remind you that your body reacts 'in extremis' when put under pressure, and for most people, public speaking is just about the worst pressure they can be put under. It's normal to be nervous and have a lot of anxiety when speaking in public. In a way, it's less normal not to have nerves or anxiety; in fact, to feel you have a phobia about public...
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