Fears and Phobia

What evidence from the text supports this conclusion?

• Different people are afraid of different things over time.

• some people have a fear of dentists, so they avoid going to the dentist.

• Sometimes fear becomes extreme and unreasonable. This is known as a phobia.

• Fear can be a normal reaction that helps us avoid harm and survive.

Fill in the blank with the correct words:

"___________ just make you feel slightly nervous, while __________ are intense and can make you feel sick and out of control."

• Fears, phobias

• Phobias, fears

• Anxiety, fears

• Anxiety, phobias

A phobia is a fear that is

• life threatening

• easy to overcome

• out of proportion to the danger

• only midly upsetting

Feeling fear...

• works like an instinct

• starts after the first few years of life

• is not a helpful reaction

• is something you learn to do

Under which heading would you expect to find information about what happens in your body when you feel fear?

• What is Fear?

• How Fear Works

• Fears During Childhood

• Fears People Have

The section with the heading, "What Causes Phobias?", will have information about...

• why people have phobias

• how phobias create problems

• how to cure phobias

• what people should do if they have phobias

The amygdala

• helps to overcome fears

• keeps track of experiences that trigger strong emotions

• calms people down

• relaxes our muscles

Phobia is...

• a pleasant emotion

• a nightmare

• an irrational reaction to an object or situation that is not always

• dangerous

• a desire to hug someone

Aerophobia is

• fear of flying

• fear of spiders

• fear of chickens

• fear of names

Hemophobia is...

• fear of chickens

• fear of beards

• fear of names

• fear of blood