2. What’s the meaning of phobias?? 1. phobias are not just extreme fears-they are irrational fears. 2. They can affect people’s lives and make them frightened to do things which most people do without thinking.

3. examples 1. For example,if you have a fear of heights.you may drive 40 kilometers to avoid a high bridge.

4. 2. For example,a person with a spider phobia first thinks about a spider,then look at photographs of spiders,and finally looks at a real spider. After few of sessions,they realise that thing they are afraid of can’t hurt them.

5. some phobias can be treated in a few sessions with the therapists. some people with phobias need medicine to help them relax before treatment. Treatment can be done in groups where people with the same phobia are helped together.

6. prepared by:Nourhan abdel-salam Mohamed. Misses:Wafaa2 Ramadan Subject:English School: elRaml senior for girls.