PHOBIAS
Fear
I am afraid of...
I have ___-ophobia.
PHOBIAS
A PHOBIA is when you
are very afraid of
something.
When you have a phobia, you
get bad feelings called
symptoms.
Some symptoms are:
Your heart beats fast.
You feel very sick.
You sweat a lot.
You shake/shiver.
You get dizzy.
You feel very cold or very hot.
You find it hard to breathe.
You’re afraid to move.
I will show you
things that scare a
lot of people.
1. Arachnophobia
Arachnophobia means
you're scared of
spiders.
2. Acrophobia
Acrophobia means
you're afraid of high
places.
3. Brontophobia
Brontophobia means
you're scared of
thunder and lightning.
1. Aerophobia
Aerophobia means
you're afraid of flying.
2. Cynophobia
This means you're
scared of dogs or being
attacked by dogs.
4. Ophidiophobia
This means you're
afraid of snakes.
6. Claustrophobia
This is when you're
scared of being in
small places.
7. Hydrophobia
Hydrophobia is being
afraid of water like
lakes and oceans.
What Are You Afraid Of?
Make a list of:
• Things that you are afraid of.
• Times when you are scared (exam
time, going to the doctor/dentist).
How Can You Cure a
Phobia?
•You can face your fear (ex: afraid of
snakes=touch lots of snakes).
•A doctor can give you medicine.
Fear Factor is a TV show
where people who have
phobias go on TV to try
and fight their phobias.
Lizard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZegZSBvXXEk
Bear
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvMPw5bnhx8
Make Your Own Phobia
1. Pick something that a person could be afraid of. (Be
creative!)
2. Make a name for your phobia. (feared object) +
“ophobia” = New Phobia Name.
3. Define or tell us what the phobia is.
4. What are the symptoms of your Phobia?
5. Make a funny cure for the Phobia! (Be creative!)
6. The best phobias will get a prize!
Example: “Burger-o-phobia”
Definition: I am afraid hamburgers are going to eat me.
Symptoms: fast heartbeat, head hurts, sweating when I
see a hamburger.
Cure: To cure Burgerophobia, I must do ten pushups,
punch hamburgers, then eat a lot of them.
Example: “Test-o-phobia”
Definition: Testophobia is the fear of
writing tests.
Symptoms: fast heartbeat, head hurts,
sweating
Cure: To cure Testophobia, the person must
jump up and down ten times while eating a
watermelon.