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    The document discusses phobias, which are intense fears that occur in specific situations. About one in ten people experiences a significant phobia, though few seek treatment. Phobias can involve irrational fears of things like colors or situations like heights. The treatment recommended is cognitive behavioral therapy, which teaches patients to understand and change their fearful thoughts and behaviors.

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    PHOBIAS

    What is a phobia?

    A phobia is an intense fear or feeling of anxiety that occurs only in a particular


    situation that frightens you.

    This might be something as seemingly logical as a fear of heights, or as illogical as


    a fear of the color green. At other times you don’t feel anxious. For example, if you
    have a phobia of spiders (as millions of people do), you only feel anxious when
    there’s a spider around, otherwise you feel fine.

    About one in ten people has a significant phobia, although few people seek
    treatment.

    People develop phobias to all sorts of things. Each phobia has its own name.
    Some (of a very long list) include:

    •Musophobia – fear of mice


    •Peladophobia – fear of bald people
    •Amathophobia – fear of dust
    •Pnigophobia – fear of choking or smothering
    •Maieusiophobia – fear of childbirth
    •Homichlophobia – fear of fog
    •Arachibutyrophobia – fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth

    Phobias make people avoid situations they know will make them anxious, but this
    can make the phobia worse. A person’s life can become increasingly dominated by
    the precautions they take to avoid a situation they fear. You may know there’s no
    real danger and you may feel embarrassed by your fear, but you’re still unable to
    control it. It’s better to confront your fears, even if it’s in a very careful way or with
    the help of a trained therapist.

    A phobia is more likely to go away if it began after a distressing or traumatic event.

    What’s the treatment?

    Cognitive behavioral therapy – a ‘talking treatment’ where you learn all about the
    thing or situation you are scared of and how to change your behavior – has a high
    success rate in phobias. Your GP can refer you.

    (from BBC website http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/emotional_health/mental_health/mind_phobias.shtml)


    1 el propósito del texto es:
    a) Informar acerca de las fobias.
    b) Orientar a las personas con fobias.
    c) Persuadir a las personas con fobias a buscar ayuda.

    2 una fobia
    a) Puede sucederle a cualquier persona si tiene miedo.
    b) Sucede solo en ciertas ocasiones.
    c) Solo se desarrolla en una persona ansiosa.

    3 las fobias
    a) Son lógicas.
    b) Son ilógicas.
    c) Pueden ser lógicas o ilógicas.

    4 el número de personas que sufren de fobias es:


    a) Cinco de cada diez.
    b) Diez veces mayor que las que no sufren de fobias.
    c) Diez por ciento de la población.

    5 el término Peladophobia se refiere a:


    a) Miedo a los calvos.
    b) Miedo al polvo.
    c) Miedo a los perros.

    6 ¿Qué aconseja el autor a las personas que sufren de fobias?


    a) Consultar a un sicoterapeuta.
    b) Evitar situaciones que provoquen ansiedad.
    c) Enfrenar sus miedos en vez de evitarlos.

    7 ¿Qué fobia no se menciona en el texto?


    a) Arachibutyrophobia.
    b) Arachnophobia.
    c) Amathophobia.

    8 la terapia cognitivo conductual:


    a) Se recomienda para tratar las fobias.
    b) No se recomienda para tratar las fobias.
    c) Se recomienda para tratar algunas fobias.

    9 ¿En que parte de la página de la BBC se puede encontrar este texto?


    a) Salud física.
    b) Salud mental.
    c) Tú y tu terapeuta.

    10 ¿Cual es idea principal del texto?


    a) Algunas personas sufren de fobias y viven con miedo de ciertas cosas.
    b) Si tienes alguna fobia debes buscar ayuda profesional.
    c) Qué es una fobia y como tratarla.

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