Fears and Phobias

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

Zoophobia is...

• fear of clouds

• fear of animals

• fear of ice or cold

• fear of thunder and lightning

• hydrophobia

• claustrophobia

• ophidiophobia

• pogonophobia

Why do we have fears?

• To protect ourselves from danger

• Just for fun

• Just because I said so

• To keep yourself away from strangers

Use one word to fill in the blank

Someone can ________ fears by getting used to the situation and understanding that the situation is safe.

Checkbox all the phobias

• Phobophobia

• Arachnophobia

• Nyctophobia

• Relactophobia

If you had a phobia of something how might you feel?

• Dizzy

• Short of breath

• Shakey

• All of these & more

What is "Ophidiophobia"?

• Fear of animals

• Fear of snakes

• Fear of doctors

• Fear of love

Which of the following gives the reason the author wrote this selection/text?

• To tell readers about how fears and phobias work

• To make people more afraid

• To persuade readers to get professional help

• To get people to drink more water