Fears and Phobias Review

Feeling fear

• is something you learn to do.
• is not a helpful reaction.
• starts after the first few years of life.starts after the first few years of life.starts after the first few years of life.starts after the first few years of life.starts after the first few years of life.
• works like an instinct.

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The sidebar explains

• that some people find fear exciting and others do not like the experience. 
• that a phobia is an intense fear. 
• that having a fear is a sign of weakness. 
• the fight or flight idea behind fears and phobias.  

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

• How Fear Works
• Fears People Have
• Fears During Childhood
• Overcoming Phobias

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Which of these is a physical response to fear?

• drowsiness
• hunger
• rapid breathing
• thirst 

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A phobia is a fear that is

• about something life threatening.
• easy to overcome.
• out of proportion to the danger proportion to the danger.out of proportion to the danger.out of proportion to the danger.
• only mildly upsetting.

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A section with the heading “What Causes Phobias?” will have information about

• how phobias create problems.
• why people have phobias.
• how to cure phobias.
• what people should do if they have phobias.

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The amygdala 

• helps people overcome fears.
• relaxes our muscles.
• calms people down.
• keeps track of experiences that trigger strong emotions.

The difference between a fear and a phobia is 

• that a fear is an intense alarm and a phobia is a warning. 
• that a fear is a basic emotion and a phobia is an intense fear
• that there really isn't a difference. 
• that they are the exact same thing.  

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Which of these things would NOT happen if a person has a phobia of storms? 

• Might be afraid to go to school if the weather person predicts a storm is in the forecast. 
• If the sky gets gray he/she may feel great distress and fear from the cloudy skies. 
• Be nervous, but know that it is just a storm.

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A fear can be ________________ by  something that is startling or unexpected (like a loud noise).

• triggered
• experienced
• a reaction
• caused

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