Discussion Questions
Yes or No – Fears & Phobias
Student A
- Do you like listening to scary stories at night?
- Are you scared of heights? If yes, what is the highest floor you want to live on in an apartment building?
- What kinds of phobias do people commonly develop?
- Do you or anyone you know suffer from claustrophobia?
- Which insects will you eat and which will you never eat?
- Many people are afraid of dogs. Are you?
- Have you ever sent a text/picture/email to the wrong friend?
- Have you ever accidentally broken a neighbor’s window? If yes, what happened?
- Social phobia – people who have trouble talking to people, meeting new people, etc. Do you know anybody who has this disorder?
- On a scale from 1 to 5, how scared are you of jumping out of an airplane?
Student B
- Do you like watching scary movies? If yes, with whom?
- Have you ever watched a horror movie by yourself?
- Are you afraid of flying?
- On a scale from 1 to 5, how scared are you of insects? Which insects are the scariest?
- Are you scared of the dark?
- Have you ever fallen in public? If yes, what happened?
- Have you ever broken something that wasn’t yours?
- Do you sometimes have a panic attack? If yes, when does it happen?
- Do you have a fear of public speaking? If yes, what happens?
- On a scale from 1 to 5, how scared are you of bungee jumping?
