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What is a phobia?
A phobia is an intense fear or feeling of anxiety that occurs only in a particular situation that frightens you. This might be something as seemingly logical as a fear of heights, or as illogical as a fear of the colour green. At other times you don’t feel anxious. For example, if you have a phobia of spiders (as millions of people do), you only feel anxious when there’s a spider around, otherwise you feel fine.
About one in ten people has a significant phobia, although few people seek treatment.
People develop phobias to all sorts of things. 
The purpose of the text is to ....

• Give information about phobias
• Give instructions for people with phobias
• Persuade people with phobias to seek help 
• How to deal with phobias

Phobias make people avoid situations they know will make them anxious, but this can make the phobia worse. A person’s life can become increasingly dominated by the precautions they take to avoid a situation they fear. You may know there’s no real danger and you may feel embarrassed by your fear, but you’re still unable to control it. It’s better to confront your fears, even if it’s in a very careful way or with the help of a trained therapist. A phobia is more likely to go away if it began after a distressing or traumatic event.
What’s the treatment?
Cognitive behavioural therapy – a ‘talking treatment’ where you learn all about the thing or situation you are scared of and how to change your behaviour – has a high success rate in phobias. Your GP can refer you.
What is the main message of this article?

• Some people have phobias and live in fear of certain things.
• If you have a phobia you should see a therapist.
• What a phobia is and how to treat it.
• Phobia is dangerous

People develop phobias to all sorts of things. Each phobia has its own name. Some (of a very long list) include:
1.Musophobia – fear of mice
2. Peladophobia – fear of bald people
3. Amathophobia – fear of dust
4.Pnigophobia – fear of choking or smothering
5. Maieusiophobia – fear of childbirth
6. Homichlophobia – fear of fog 7. Arachibutyrophobia – fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth
Phobias make people avoid situations they know will make them anxious, but this can make the phobia worse. A person’s life can become increasingly dominated by the precautions they take to avoid a situation they fear. You may know there’s no real danger and you may feel embarrassed by your fear, but you’re still unable to control it. It’s better to confront your fears, even if it’s in a very careful way or with the help of a trained therapist. 
Peladophobia is ...

• fear of bald people
• fear of dust 
• fear of fog 

What is a phobia?
A phobia is an intense fear or feeling of anxiety that occurs only in a particular situation that frightens you. This might be something as seemingly logical as a fear of heights, or as illogical as a fear of the colour green. At other times you don’t feel anxious. For example, if you have a phobia of spiders (as millions of people do), you only feel anxious when there’s a spider around, otherwise you feel fine.
About one in ten people has a significant phobia, although few people seek treatment.
People develop phobias to all sorts of things. Each phobia has its own name. Some (of a very long list) include:
1. Musophobia – fear of mice
2. Peladophobia – fear of bald people
3. Amathophobia- fear of dust
4. Pnigophobia – fear of choking or smothering
5. Maieusiophobia – fear of childbirth
6. Homichlophobia – fear of fog
7. Arachibutyrophobia – fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth
Phobias make people avoid situations they know will make them anxious, but this can make the phobia worse. A person’s life can become increasingly dominated by the precautions they take to avoid a situation they fear. You may know there’s no real danger and you may feel embarrassed by your fear, but you’re still unable to control it. It’s better to confront your fears, even if it’s in a very careful way or with the help of a trained therapist. A phobia is more likely to go away if it began after a distressing or traumatic event.
What’s the treatment?
Cognitive behavioural therapy – a ‘talking treatment’ where you learn all about the thing or situation you are scared of and how to change your behaviour – has a high success rate in phobias. Your GP can refer you.
Which of these phobias is not mentioned in the text? 

• Arachibutyrophobia
• Arachnophobia
• Amathophobia

Although poetry was Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s first love, as was his sister’s, Christina Rossetti (who was one of the most remarkable poets of her time) he decided on an artistic career. In September 1848, he formed a ‘secret society’ with other painters called the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (PRB). The group aimed to produce work with both aesthetic and moral values.

From the excerpt above, it is mainly about?

• A hobby of a painter

• A life history of a painter

• A life history of a poet

• A divine love of a poet

Although poetry was Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s first love, as was his sister’s, Christina Rossetti (who was one of the most remarkable poets of her time) he decided on an artistic career. In September 1848, he formed a ‘secret society’ with other painters called the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (PRB). The group aimed to produce work with both aesthetic and moral values. 
What was the name of Rossetti’s sister?

• Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
• Dante Gabriel Rossetti
• Christina Rossetti

What is a phobia?

A phobia is an intense fear or feeling of anxiety that occurs only in a particular situation that frightens you. This might be something as seemingly logical as a fear of heights, or as illogical as a fear of the colour green. At other times you don’t feel anxious. For example, if you have a phobia of spiders (as millions of people do), you only feel anxious when there’s a spider around, otherwise you feel fine.

About one in ten people has a significant phobia, although few people seek treatment. People develop phobias to all sorts of things. Each phobia has its own name. Some (of a very long list) include:

1. Musophobia – fear of mice

2.Peladophobia – fear of bald people

3. Amathophobia – fear of dust

4. Pnigophobia – fear of choking or smothering

5. Maieusiophobia – fear of childbirth

6. Homichlophobia – fear of fog

7. Arachibutyrophobia – fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth

Phobias make people avoid situations they know will make them anxious, but this can make the phobia worse. A person’s life can become increasingly dominated by the precautions they take to avoid a situation they fear. You may know there’s no real danger and you may feel embarrassed by your fear, but you’re still unable to control it. It’s better to confront your fears, even if it’s in a very careful way or with the help of a trained therapist. A phobia is more likely to go away if it began after a distressing or traumatic event.

What’s the treatment?

Cognitive behavioural therapy – a ‘talking treatment’ where you learn all about the thing or situation you are scared of and how to change your behaviour – has a high success rate in phobias. Your GP can refer you.

The number of people who have phobias is

• five out of ten people

• ten people

• 10 percent of the population

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