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I. Introduction I-A. Attention getter: “Sex, losing an erection, vile odor, beautiful women, heights, public speaking, and even otters. What do all these concepts have in common? Well, they are all phobias that a person might have and be struggling with.” I-B Psychological Orientation: “Phobia’s are a very common occurrence. According to the Encyclopedia of Phobias, phobias affect over 12 million people in America which means that at least 1 of us in this classroom suffer from a phobia or fear of some sort.” Logical Orientation: “Phobias cause irrational fear of a particular situation, action, or item and arise within people’s lives out of their own mental insecurities but with considerable help, they can be rehabilitated through several different methods of therapy.” I-C Credibility Concern: “As one of the .4% of people who suffer from Acrophobia, which is the fear of heights, I have a lot of experience with trying to cure myself of that horrible feeling that creeps into your stomach right before you try to face your fears, and as one of the 2% of people who have tried to face the common fear of heights, I feel getting over your phobias is highly achievable. I-D Preview of Speech Content: “Next, I will explain how phobias arise, affect, and take over our lives as well as give tips on how to rid your mind of irrational fear.” Transition: “There are so many fears that exist. It would be impossible for me to name them all, so I’m going to pass these packets around which list pretty much any fear you can think of.” II. - Body I. “How does fear arise and effect our every day lives?” (Pause) A. Fear can arise from bad experiences from the past and target certain individuals. 1. Many people’s fears can be traced back to something like an incident at school where they were teased, or extremely embarrassed. As a result of this the brain can link the negative feelings associated with that experience to other similar experiences (The Phobia Clinic, pg 2). 2. Fear directly affects women, shy people, and people with low self-confidence. Phobias start developing after puberty and peak in late teens. B. There are two different types of phobias. 1. There are Simple Phobias which are fears of specific objects or situations. Some examples are flying, Snakes, and closed spaces. 2. There is also Social Phobias which are fears of situations in which the individual can be watched by others. A good example of this is public speaking. C. Some symptoms of Social Phobias include: 1. Worrying for days or weeks before you have to meet new people. 2. Blushing, sweating a lot, trembling, nausea, or feeling like you have to throw up before or during an event where you are with new people. Even drinking alcohol to make your fears go away is a symptom of a fear of Public speaking. Transition: “Most of these symptoms appear to be unattractive accept for maybe the drinking part, but there is a way to cure and steadily help your fear.” II.
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