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    The document provides information about phobias, including what a phobia is, common phobias people experience, and treatment options. A phobia is an intense fear or anxiety that occurs only in certain frightening situations. About one in ten people experiences a significant phobia. Common phobias include fears of mice, bald people, dust, choking, and childbirth. The document recommends confronting fears with therapy rather than avoiding anxiety-inducing situations, as avoidance can worsen phobias over time. Cognitive behavioral therapy is an effective treatment that can help people change their fearful behaviors.

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    The document provides information about phobias, including what a phobia is, common phobias people experience, and treatment options. A phobia is an intense fear or anxiety that occurs only in certain frightening situations. About one in ten people experiences a significant phobia. Common phobias include fears of mice, bald people, dust, choking, and childbirth. The document recommends confronting fears with therapy rather than avoiding anxiety-inducing situations, as avoidance can worsen phobias over time. Cognitive behavioral therapy is an effective treatment that can help people change their fearful behaviors.

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    The document provides information about phobias, including what a phobia is, common phobias people experience, and treatment options. A phobia is an intense fear or anxiety that occurs only in certain frightening situations. About one in ten people experiences a significant phobia. Common phobias include fears of mice, bald people, dust, choking, and childbirth. The document recommends confronting fears with therapy rather than avoiding anxiety-inducing situations, as avoidance can worsen phobias over time. Cognitive behavioral therapy is an effective treatment that can help people change their fearful behaviors.

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    The document provides information about phobias, including what a phobia is, common phobias people experience, and treatment options. A phobia is an intense fear or anxiety that occurs only in certain frightening situations. About one in ten people experiences a significant phobia. Common phobias include fears of mice, bald people, dust, choking, and childbirth. The document recommends confronting fears with therapy rather than avoiding anxiety-inducing situations, as avoidance can worsen phobias over time. Cognitive behavioral therapy is an effective treatment that can help people change their fearful behaviors.

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    Skimming and scanning practice

    Look at this text and then answer the next ten questions:

    PHOBIAS
    What is a phobia?
    A phobia is an intense fear or feeling of anxiety that occurs only in a particular
    situation that frightens you.

    This might be something as seemingly logical as a fear of heights, or as illogical


    as a fear of the colour green. At other times you don’t feel anxious. For example,
    if you have a phobia of spiders (as millions of people do), you only feel anxious when
    there’s a spider around, otherwise you feel fine.

    About one in ten people has a significant phobia, although few people seek treatment.
    People develop phobias to all sorts of things. Each phobia has its own name. Some (of
    a verylong list) include:

     Musophobia – fear of mice


     Peladophobia – fear of bald people
     Amathophobia – fear of dust
     Pnigophobia – fear of choking or smothering
     Maieusiophobia – fear of childbirth
     Homichlophobia – fear of fog
     Arachibutyrophobia – fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth.

    Phobias make people avoid situations they know will make them anxious, but this can
    make the phobia worse. A person’s life can become increasingly dominated by the
    precautions they take to avoid a situation they fear. You may know there’s no real
    danger and you may feel embarrassed by your fear, but you’re still unable to control it.
    It’s better to confront your fears, even if it’s in a very careful way or with the help of a
    trained therapist. A phobia is more likely to go away if it began after a distressing or
    traumatic event.

    What’s the treatment?


    Cognitive behavioural therapy – a ‘talking treatment’ where you learn all about the thing
    or situation you are scared of and how to change your behaviour – has a high success
    rate in phobias. Your GP can refer you.
    Skimming and scanning Practice

    1. The purpose of the text is to ...


    A) give information about phobias
    B) give instructions for people with phobias
    C) persuade people with phobias to seek help

    2. A phobia ...
    A) happens to everyone when they are frightened
    B) happens only in certain situations
    C) only happens to people who are anxious

    3. Phobias ...
    A) are logical
    B) are not logical
    C) can be logical or not logical
    4. The number of people who have phobias is ...

    A) five out of ten people


    B) ten people
    C) 10 percent of the population

    5. Peladophobia is ...
    A) fear of bald people
    B) fear of dust
    C) fear of fog

    6. The writer advises people with phobias to ...


    A) consult a psychotherapist
    B) avoid situations that make them anxious
    C) confront the fear rather than avoid it

    7. Which of these phobias is not mentioned in the text?


    A) Arachibutyrophobia
    B) Arachnophobia
    C) Amathophobia
    8. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is ...
    A) a recommended treatment for phobias
    B) not a recommended treatment for phobias
    C) is a recommended treatment for some phobias

    9. This text might be found under which heading on the BBC website?
    A) Physical health
    B) Mental health
    C) You and your therapist

    10. What is the main message of this article?


    A) Some people have phobias and live in fear of certain things.
    B) If you have a phobia you should see a therapist.
    C) What a phobia is and how to treat it.

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