Track 14

Unit 3

psychology

phobias

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1) Mark studied psychology because he was interested in human behavior.

2) Shaking is a common characteristic of a scared person.

3) Phobias are classified into categories including specific fears, such as the fear of dogs, and situational fears, such as the fear of speaking in public.

4) My uncle’s fear of public places was constant; he never left his house.

5) After seeing an airplane crash. Lydia developed aerophobia. She panicked when she even saw an airplane and never flew again.

6) The duration of his fear of water was short. After just a few weeks of swimming lessons, he was cured.

7) Jan’s physical response to the dark was extreme. She would start shaking and sweating as soon as the lights went out.

8) A psychologist can help patients with phobias look for deeper problems.

9) Tara couldn’t be rational when she saw a cat. She couldn’t think clearly.

10) When Martin was a boy, he was in a serious car accident. This childhood trauma made him too afraid to drive.