Fears and phobias

What is a fear?

• One of the most basic human emotions

• An intense for your reaction to a particular thing or situation

• Fight or flight

• Hacha one of the night basic human emotions

• I have no clue!

True or false: Fear is programmed into the nervous system and works like an instinct

• True

• False

True or false: fear can put us in danger and does NOT protect us

• True

• False

What is “fight or flight”?

• Fight off danger or run fast to get away

• Run away

• Fly on a plane and fight bad guys

• Fight the danger

What is a phobia

• A basic fear

• And intense fear reaction

• Somethings that scares you a little

• Pizza?!?!

What is the difference between a fear and a phobia?

• Fears are intense and phobias are basic

• Phobias are intense and fears are basic

• A fear is scary a phobia is not

• Phobia is a fear

What causes a phobia?

• When you have a fun experience.

• When you experience a scary situation with the thing your situation

• you see something that scares you

• No clue!

How can you overcome a phobia

• Stay as far away from your fear and pray

• Face your fears

• Cry to your parents

Is having a phobia a sign of weakness or immaturity?

• Yes

• No

• I don’t no

True or false: people who had strong childhood fears or anxiety maybe more likely to have one or more phobias.

• false

• True