The fear of phobias. Phobias are actually quite common, affecting more than 10% of the U.S. population.
Phobias are the most common mental disorder in the United States, but far more women than men are affected by phobias. In many cases, people are able to recognize that their fear is irrational and therefore take steps to overcome their phobia. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, only about 10 percent of reported cases become life-long phobias.
Use
this list to solve the '
Phobia Puzzle' before your classmates.
How are Phobias named? Check their greek and latin roots.
Create 3
new 'phobias' of your own and define them. For example...."Ebolaphobia:" the fear of contracting Ebola.
Or do you suffer from 'Verbophobia:' the fear of words?
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