Phobias

1. ______% of Americans have a phobia.

2. We can fear situations, places, animals or _________.

3. If the anxiety is very intense it can result in a panick ___________.

4. The most common specific phobia is fear of _________.

5. Many specific phobias are relatively __________ to avoid.

6. Specific phobias often begin in __________.

7. A child will probably develop a fear if his ___________ also have this fear.

8. Treatment for the therapy can involve cognitive behavioural therapy, exposure therapy,   __________ techniques, anxiety management or medication.

9. Treatment helps patients to ___________ their anxiety and overcome their fears.

10. If you or someone you know is affected by a specific you should consult a mental health ____________.







ANSWER KEY:
1. 10
2. objects
3. attack
4. animals
5. simple
6. childhood
7. parents
8. relaxation
9. reduce
10. professional

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Geography

How well do you know the counties and countries in the U.K. or the American states?

When a handful of Brits were asked to label the states in the U.S. this was the result:

When several Americans were asked to label European countries the results were equally disastrous.

While it's true that not all Americans and Brits are totally clueless when it comes to geography; it is definitely something that we tend to forget if we haven't looked at a map since 5th grade social studies lessons.

Don't let that happen to you! Here are a few websites with interactive geography games:

England

Scotland

United States 

You don't have to limit yourself to these English-speaking countries...

The world