Different Kinds of Phobias
There
are many different kinds of phobias. The most common kind is a social phobia,
which can make someone feel scared of being embarrassed in front of other
people. A kid with a social phobia might feel scared of talking to a teacher or
a coach or might be afraid of walking in front of the whole classroom when he
or she needs to go to the restroom.
A
social phobia can make it nearly impossible for a kid to stand up and give a
book report or even enjoy a birthday party. Although most kids might be a
little afraid of giving a book report to a big group of kids or talking to a
teacher, kids with a social phobia become so afraid that they can't fully enjoy
life or function the way other kids do.
Sometimes
people may think that a kid with a social phobia is just shy, but it isn't the same thing. A kid with a social phobia
may want to go out and have lots of friends, but just can't control the fear of
being with others.
Agoraphobia (say: ah-guh-ruh-fo-bee-uh) is another kind of
phobia. This causes someone to worry about having a panic attack in a place
where leaving would be hard or embarrassing. The fear of the panic is so strong
that they often avoid places (like crowds, highways, or a busy store) where
they might have a panic attack.
Marisa's
fear of riding in the elevator was caused by claustrophobia (say:
klos-truh-fo-bee-uh). Claustrophobia is the fear of being in an enclosed
space, like an elevator, a tunnel, or an airplane.
There
are almost as many phobias as there are things and situations: arachnophobia
(say: uh-rak-nuh-fo-bee-uh) is a fear of spiders, whereas ablutophobia
(say: uh-bloo-tuh-fo-bee-uh) is a fear of washing yourself or taking a
bath or shower.
Vocabulary list :
1.
Claustrophobia = takut pada ruang tertutup
2.
Agoraphobia = takut pada rang terbuka
3.
Riding =
mengendarai
4.
Avoid =
menghindari
5.
Control =
pengawasan
6.
Embarrass = memalukan
7.
Phobia =
penyakit ketakutan
8.
Report =
laporan
9.
Lost =
kehilangan
10.
Scared =
menakutkan
Exercise :
1. There
are many different kinds of phobias?
2. Why
does a social phobia can make someone feel scared of being embarrassed in front
of other people?
3. What
is claustrophobia?
4. What is different between agoraphobia and claustrophobia?
5. What
happen if someone has agoraphobia?
6. How
does treat the phobias?
7. What
is different between arachnophobia and ablutophbia ?
8. How does
the characteristic of social phobia?
9. Why does
the person say that children that have phobias are just shy?
10. Are the
children that have the social phobia is more active than the others?
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