Trapped By Fears

1.Who is afraid to cross the Mackinac Bridge? How does this fear affect them? Is not who because they are all kind of people that are afraid of crossing the bridge no matter their age and that fear affects them by kind of like trapping him those people can’t move.

2.What are the results of a phobia? The results of phobia are that the fear stays with you and never goes away.

3.How can childhood events lead to phobias? Childhood lead to phobias By and event that happened for example if when you were a kid you almost died by a dog than when you grow up you are going to be afraid of all dogs.

4. How can people with phobias learn to live with them? (Main idea and supporting details) By face it them or by stay with it.

5.Many people have strong fears, called phobias, that greatly affect their lives. This is the main idea of the article. List at least five details that support this main idea. If the story “Trapped by fear” the example in the story of is water, flying, height, animal and wide-open.

6.Would reading this article help someone with phobia? Explain. (evaluating) Yes because they might learn that they aren’t the only ones that are scare of it and that they can face their fears.

	Cause	Effect
1- People wanted to travel between two parts of Michigan, so a bridge was built.	People wanted to travel between two parts of Michigan.	So a bridge was built.
2- When some people panic on the bridge, they freeze.	When some people panic on the bridge.	They freeze.
3- A driver comes to help when people stop their cars on the bridge.	People stop their cars on the bridge.	So a driver comes to help.
4- Sometimes people have bad experiences as children and they develop phobias.	Sometimes people have bad experiences as children.	They develop phobias.
5- Some people get rid of their phobias because they work bit by bit to get over their fear.	They work bit by bit to get over their fear.	Some people get rid of their phobias.

Context Clues: Definition and Restatement

To figure out the meaning of a word, look for context clues. Definition or restatement context clues will tell you the meaning of the word.

A. Use context clues to figure out the meaning of each boldfaced word.

1. Phobias are fears that are irrational, that is, not logical.

Irrational means: Not logical or reasonable.
Not endowed with the power of reason.

2. One of the most common phobias is claustrophobia-the fear of closed places.

Claustrophobia is: Extreme or irrational fear of confined places.

3. A person with that phobia would feel great anxiety, or nervousness, in a small room.

Anxiety is: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome.

4. Some people have acrophobia, that is, the fear of crowds.

Acrolophobia is: Extreme or irrational fear of heights.

5. Those people may not be able to walk down a congested (crowded) street.

Congested means: Blocked up with or too full of something, in particular (of a road or place) so crowded with traffic or people as to hinder freedom of movement.

Writing Activity

Pretend that you are an advice columnist. Write a short piece of advice to someone who is afraid of heights. Use at least four of the words you learned from the reading.

Sir I think that you fear is kind of irrational but every body is afraid of something because is have claustrophobia; however I feel an anxiety of knowing why is the reason that you have acrophobia.