Advocacy Project: Online Peer Environmental Health Learning Activity

Name That Phobia
Purpose: To educate people on the different types of phobias documented.

But first, some information on the subject.

• A Phobia is an irrational, intense, persistent fear of certain situations, activities, things, or people. (Wikipedia.com)
  
• Phobias are the most common mental disorder in the U.S. (About.com)
• 18 million U.S. citizens have mental disorders. (MentalHealth.com)
• A quote from Wikipedia - "Phobias are more often that not linked to the amygdala, an area of the brain located behind the pituitary gland in the limbic system. The amygdala secretes hormones that control fear and aggression."

Phobias can be treated and cured thankfully. This is usually accomplished by different types of therapy: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Hypnotherapy, Visual Therapy, and the Emotional Freedom Technique.

But now, on to the game. There are two sections. Section 1, I will list 10 phobia names, and you have to tell me what it is a fear of. Section 2, I will list 10 fears, and you have to tell me what phobia it is. The phobias from section 1 don't carry into section 2. Now you can either guess the answers, or go here to see the list of phobias, and use it to help you out. Let the games begin!

SECTION 1

1. Pteromerhanophobia - The fear of ________
   
2. Tachophobia - The fear of _______
   
3. Wiccaphobia - The fear of _______
   
4. Autophobia - The fear of _______
   
5. Bathmophobia - The fear of _______
   
6. Glossophobia - The fear of ________
   
7. Chronomentrophobia - The fear of ________
   
8. Cacophobia - The fear of ________
   
9. Leukophobia - The fear of ________
10. Mysophobia - The fear of ________

SECTION 2

1. ____________ - The fear of cooking
2. ____________ - The fear of birds
   
3. ____________ - The fear of houses
   
4. ____________ - The fear of needles or pointed objects
   
5. ____________ - The fear of clowns
   
6. ____________ - The fear of cats
   
7. ____________ - The fear of the sun
   
8. ____________ - The fear of gaining weight
   
9. ____________ - The fear of strangers or foreigners
   
10. ____________ - The fear of large things