Phobias Assignment

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What are phobias and how are they caused?

Your essay should be about 3.5 pages long. After presenting the symptoms, fully discuss one biological and one psychological explanation for phobias. Then say, on the basis of the evidence, which is the most plausible explanation. Credit will be given for very recent references.

Reading:
Cardwell: pp629-635
Rosenhan and Seligman: pp209-237
Eysenck and Flanagan: pp646-655
PsychINFO: Try searching for ‘phobias’ and narrow your search from there