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    Level: B2-C1 Upper-Intermediate / Advanced Workbook

    Title: Phobias ANSWER KEY

    Task 1 Choose the statements that you agree with more. Next, answer the question.

    1a. Phobias develop for many years before their most extreme stage. student’s idea(s)
    1b. Anyone can suddenly develop a phobia as a result of a frightening or stressful situation. student’s idea(s)
    2a. A person with a phobia should avoid what causes distress at all costs. student’s idea(s)
    2b. A person with a phobia should try to overcome the fear no matter what. student’s idea(s)
    3a. It’s hard for others to understand a phobia because it seems irrational. student’s idea(s)
    3b. It’s hard for others to understand a phobia because they start to feel anxious, too. student’s idea(s)
    4a. Phobias should be treated gradually through exposure to what causes fear or anxiety. student’s idea(s)
    4b. Maximum-intensity exposure therapy might be the best way to treat a phobia. student’s idea(s)

    Where is the line between regular fears or distress and phobias? Is it a fine line? student’s idea(s)

    Task 2 Watch the video. Fill in the missing information.

    1. Allodoxaphobia
    The fear of: other people’s opinion
    What causes anxiety: debate, discussion, confrontation, discourse, controversy
    2. Decidiophobia
    The fear of: making decisions
    What causes anxiety: being asked to choose something
    3. Nomophobia
    The fear of: being without one’s phone
    What causes anxiety: not having your phone charged, misplacing it, forgetting it, losing it, breaking it, or not being able to check
    it throughout the day

    Answer the questions.


    a) What are psychologists arguing about regarding allodoxaphobia? Why?
    Whether or not it should be considered a proper phobia at all since it is so rare.
    b) What do people with decidiophobia tend to do instead of making a decision?
    They rely on rituals or superstitions to decide, e.g., they flip a coin, consult their astrology, or ask for signs from the universe.
    c) Before being brought to light in 2013, what was nomophobia characterized as?
    Smartphone dependency and social media addiction.

    Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words from the box. Answer the
    Task 3 questions. break / debilitate / edge / heebie / nervous / nerves / root

    1. Do you have any deep‒ROOTED fears from your childhood? student’s idea(s)
    2. How would you feel working with, or for, a person who is a NERVOUS Nellie? student’s idea(s)
    3. What gives you the HEEBIE‒jeebies even when you think about it? student’s idea(s)
    4. Have you ever been DEBILITATED by fear or anxiety? student’s idea(s)
    5. Does anything make you BREAK out in a cold sweat even if you know it’s irrational? student’s idea(s)
    6. In what professional event or situation are you on EDGE? student’s idea(s)
    7. When was the last time you were a bundle of NERVES? student’s idea(s)

    Task 4 Read the points below. Next, answer the questions.

    • breathing or relaxation techniques • socializing with friends or family • coaching/counselling


    • exercise rest and sleep • laughing
    • medication • meditation

    sample answers
    What advice would you give to somebody who is trying to manage their anxiety and/or stress? Which would or wouldn’t work best for you?
    If someone was trying to manage their anxiety or stress, I would recommend some breathing or relaxation techniques first to see
    if that helps calm their nerves. I also think socializing with friends and family can help boost one’s mood as well. This is what helps
    me when I am feeling down or stressed and need a pick-me-up.

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