CT2 Unit 3: Phobias

Draw a picture of your worst nightmare!

Check the statements which are true.

People with phobias...

• have strong physical reactions

• only have one main reason why the phobia develops

• have specific characteristics

• can't be successfully treated

Check the statements which are true.

Phobias...

• don't interfere with someone's life

• are extreme fears of an object or situation

• only run in families

• have two types: specific and situational

A phobia is a very strong, very (a)   fear

• weird
• focused
• personal

A phobia can often _______ a person's life.

• help

• strenghten

• interfere

A phobia is not a(n) _________ response

• necessary

• rational

• uncontrollable

A phobia will often ____ a long time.

• last

• develop over

• disappear after

A person with cynophobia will probably avoid

• cats

• dogs

• open spaces

A boy develops a phobia by watching his father. This is an example of (a)  

• direct learning
• association theory
• indirect learning

A woman fell into a lake when she was a child, and now she won't go near water. This example shows (a)  

• indirect learning
• the association theory
• that phobias run in families