The Social-Engineer Podcast Ep. 249 - The Doctor Is In Series - Irrational Fears vs Phobias
Welcome to the Social-Engineer Podcast: The Doctor Is In Series – where we will discuss understandings and developments in the field of psychology.
In today’s episode, Chris and Abbie are discussing Irrational Fears & Phobias. They will talk about the similarities, the differences, why some are necessary and how to overcome the ones that aren’t.
[March 4, 2024]
00:00 - Intro
00:21 - Dr. Abbie Maroño Intro
00:50 - Intro Links
- Social-Engineer.com - http://www.social-engineer.com/
- Managed Voice Phishing - https://www.social-engineer.com/services/vishing-service/
- Managed Email Phishing - https://www.social-engineer.com/services/se-phishing-service/
- Adversarial Simulations - https://www.social-engineer.com/services/social-engineering-penetration-test/
- Social-Engineer channel on SLACK - https://social-engineering-hq.slack.com/ssb
- CLUTCH - http://www.pro-rock.com/
- innocentlivesfoundation.org - http://www.innocentlivesfoundation.org/
04:55 - The Topic of the Day: Irrational Fears & Phobias
05:09 - Fear vs Phobia
06:33 - Attack of the Lizard People
08:57 - Fear of the Dark
11:28 - In the Heights
13:54 - Might As Well Jump
15:32 - Flight Mode
17:04 - Send in the Clowns
17:32 - Phobias! We Mean It
19:18 - Genetics Squared
21:06 - Beware the Ladybug!
24:35 - Was it a Bunny?
26:09 - Classical Conditioning
27:10 - Little Albert
29:51 - Fear Factor
32:11 - Animal Intuition
33:40 - Mister Ed
34:50 - Fur Babies
36:01 - Learned Response
38:21 - Changing Minds
42:05 - Safety First!
43:21 - Virtual Assistant
44:55 - Words Matter
47:21 - Next Month: David Matsumoto
48:07 - Wrap Up & Outro
- www.innocentlivesfoundation.org
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- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/christopherhadnagy
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