User:BenjaminSzalma/sandbox

Hello I am Ben Szalma
I am a Biology major and Psychology minor at Rutgers Camden. This is the start of my page.

Fear Intro
From a scientific standpoint, fear originates in the brain in the amygdala. When a person experiences any type of fear, including fear of failure or death, it will occur in the amygdala. Once the fear is initially experienced, the person will continuously experience fear of failing until they can somehow overcome it.

Fear of Failure
The cause of fear in a particular person can be one of many different things. Some people may have the weight of great expectations bearing down on them. They could have the burden of needing to succeed due to social pressure, pressure from their parents, or even that they instilled on themselves. This pressure becomes so great sometimes, that they will gain the fear of failing.

The fear of failing is something most people across the globe experience and go through at certain points during their lives. Whether it be fear of failing a big exam or fear of not being accepted at a new job, people experience fear. Although fear of failure is common, there is always a way for the person to overcome the odds. The cause of fear in a particular person can be one of many different things. Some people may have the weight of great expectations bearing down on them. They could have the burden of needing to succeed due to social pressure, pressure from their parents, or even that they instilled on themselves. This pressure becomes so great sometimes, that they will gain the fear of failing.

Fear of Death
Another fear that people experience, is the fear of death. Although this may not be as common as the fear of failure, it exists and acts in a similar fashion. Even though death occurs daily across the globe, and will one day come for all of us, it still instills fear into many people even though there is nothing to stop it from eventually happening during a person's lifetime.

A quote from the Journal of Transpersonal Psychology via Charon, it is the very fact that we shall be no more that troubles most men. Death is feared just because it means the end of our existence; it precipitates us, as it were, into nothingness.(1975 Vol. 7, pg.2) This quote from Charon, sums up how we as humans would interpret death. In doing so it has ability to creep into one's consciousness and make them very uneasy about the inevitable. It even goes as far that some people become so fearful of death, that the almost exclusively become shut in, to avoid any cause other than that of natural death.

Treatment
A typical clinical treatment would most likely occur in the form of one on one visits with a licensed psychiatrist. The doctor will work with the patient to identify that fear of failing or the fear of death is indeed a major problem for them and that it can be overcome with some work. This can be done anywhere from a few sessions, to multiple sessions depending on the person and the severity. The doctors in these cases will often subscribe an anti-anxiety medication in attempt to help the patient suffering from these particular fears.

Hypnosis
Hypnosis has been defined multiple times. A very clear and concise definition comes from the wiki main page on hypnosis: "Hypnosis typically involves an introduction to the procedure during which the subject is told that suggestions for imaginative experiences will be presented. The hypnotic induction is an extended initial suggestion for using one's imagination, and may contain further elaborations of the introduction. A hypnotic procedure is used to encourage and evaluate responses to suggestions."(Division 30)

When most people think about hypnosis, their minds veer off to the funny hypnotist that they saw on television or perform on a live audience somewhere, essentially for entertainment purposes. What they do not realize is that is that hypnosis can, and has been proven to help humans of all ages that were in need. Although it may not be a very widely excepted practice, those that partake in hypnosis for whatever reason will find positive result, however not all participants or patients do.

Hypnosis has been widely debated as a practice by many different people. There have been claims that it does not actually work, or that it is a hoax. The belief that a person could simply be putting on an act just to make it seem as if it is working as intended. As mentioned before, hypnosis does not always end up working for everyone that tries it. The few people that it does work on are highly susceptible to the hypnotic state and make up a low percentage that do try it. The fact that hypnosis can even work on a select number of people and have positive results, shows that it does indeed work to some extent.

An experiment done with children through Milton Erickson Institute, was proven to help different children who have cystic fibrosis and insomnia cope with their respective day to day issues. The study titled "Controlled outcome studies of child clinical hypnosis" were able to prove that children who were to receive the help of hypnosis had achieved greater improvements in not only quality of life, but as well as self-esteem and their physical health. (PMID:24165457[PubMed - in process])