Ali a 13 years old boy completely hates working for Asians. In therapy, it was
found out that as a kid, while playing in the park, a dog attacked him, he fell
over and when he woke up he needed over 13 stiches in his leg, and he had
a broken collarbone and many bruises across his body. He couldn't
remember the incident exactly but was told by his parents about it.
They told him, that an Asian man lost control of his dog, who attacked him.
Ali has phobias (fear) from dogs, cats and many other animals, as well as, he
hates going on nature walks.
Based on studying the different perspectives and theories in psychology, answer the
following questions.
1. Use a theory of emotion to explain what happened to Ali. (Refer to different theories of
emotion and how they explain the emotions in the case).
5 marks