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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.
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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.
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=ZegZSBvXXEkBearhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvMPw5bnhx8
Make Your Own Phobia Pick something that a person could be afraid of. (Be creative!) Make a name for your phobia. (feared object) + “ophobia” = New Phobia Name. Define or tell us what the phobia is. What are the symptoms of your Phobia? Make a funny cure for the Phobia! (Be creative!) 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.