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Fears and Phobias 1
What are you most afraid of? Use a library or the Internet to find out the
official names of these fears and phobias. Write your answers below:
1. fear of flying
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2. fear of books
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3. fear of hospitals
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4. fear of snakes
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5. fear of fire
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6. fear of animals
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7. fear of mice
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8. fear of vegetables
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9. fear of spiders
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10. fear of failure
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11. fear of going to the doctor’s
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12. fear of kissing
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13. fear of bald people
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14. fear of change
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15. fear of the sea
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Test Your Research Skills
Fears and Phobias 1
Answers:
1. fear of flying
Aviatophobia
2. fear of books
Bibliophobia
3. fear of hospitals
Nosocomephobia
4. fear of snakes
Ophidiophobia
5. fear of fire
Pyrophobia
6. fear of animals
Zoophobia
7. fear of mice
Murophobia
8. fear of vegetables
Lachanophobia
9. fear of spiders
Arachnophobia
10. fear of failure
Alchyiphobia
11. fear of going to the doctor’s
Iatrophobia
12. fear of kissing
Philemophobia
13. fear of bald people
Peladophobia
14. fear of change
Tropophobia
15. fear of the sea
Thalassophobia
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