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Phobias are when someone is not just scared but terrified of a mostly harmless animal/place/thing.
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Phobias

Published on Jan 22, 2016

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

PHOBIAS

Being scared of a specific and sometimes harmless thing
Phobias are when someone is not just scared but terrified of a mostly harmless animal/place/thing.
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HEIGHTS

Are scary.
heights are scary but do you have a phobia of it? Its called Batophobia and its more common than you think. in fact most people have had short term phobias.

People with/without a phobia in a given year.

A surprising amount of people have had a phobia because most phobias don't last long

PHOBIA CAUSES

  • Trauma at a young age.
  • Death of a family member.
  • Phobias can run in your family.
  • Some people are born that way.
Phobias are caused by many different events and situations. Such as these

SCOLIONOPHOBIA

Is the fear of going to school.
some phobias are super specific like the rear of schools.
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HIPPOPOTOMONSTROSESQUIPEDALIOPHOBIA

Ironically this is the longest word on the list of phobias.
and very! Specific like long words.
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TREATMENTS

You can go to therapy but theres not a cure.
As you can imagine theres not really a treatment for it except therapy and medication which might not work.
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YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT PHOBIAS AT

learn more!
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