ACT. 3 PRACTICA SKIMMING & SCANNING Usa Ia informacién de la siguiente lectura para repsonder las preguntas. PHOBIAS mat is @ phobia? [A phobia i an intense fear e fealing of ansioty thal occurs en ine particular situation tht highiens you. ‘This mightbe something as seemingly ogical asa fear of eights, as illgical {8.2 fear othe colour green Atothartmes you don feel armious For example, ‘fyou have a phobia of spiders (as milons of people do), you only fee anxious when there's a Spicer around, othenmse you Feel ine. About enon ton people has. significant phobia, although few reorle sook treatment People dovolop phobias to al sats of hing. Each phobia nas # ow name. Some (of avery Jong lis) include: Musophobia fear of mice Peladophotia ~ fear of bald people ‘Amathephebia—fear of dust Phigoptoba —fear of choking of smothering Mateusoptoba fea of ciibith Homichiopnoba —tear ot1og Arachibulyophobia~ fear of pesnut butter sticking to theroct of the meuth Phobias make people avoid stuations they know will make them anys, but this can make the phobia worse. A person's if can become increasingly dominated bythe precautions they take vad a-ituaton thoy for. You may know how's no real dangor ard you may fodl embarassed by your foar, but you" sil unable fo contro I's better to conor your fears, evonif ifs na ‘ory carol way or wih ho holp of trained thereps. [A phobia is more kel to go away iit began slr a distressing or traumatic event What's the treatment? Cognitive behavioural therapy —a ‘aking teaiment where you eam al akoutthe thing or ‘situation you ere scared of and howto change your behaviour —has a high success rate in Dhobias. Your GP ean rele you (om BBC website htp/twaw dbeco uhealtnemotina_healtvnertal heathinind_phabie stm)