13、（双语科普）学英语，看世界：“飞行恐惧症”

Aerophobia

飞行恐惧症

Aerophobia, or the fear of flying, affects an estimated（大约） 8 million U.S. adults despite the fact that airplane accidents are actually very uncommon.

飞行恐惧症或是恐惧飞行，影响了美国国内800万人，虽然空难也并不是经常发生。

Around 1 out of every 3 people has some level of fear of flying.

大约三分之一的人有一定的飞行恐惧症状。

Some of the common symptoms associated with this phobia include trembling, rapid heartbeat, and feeling disoriented（方向迷失）.

其中包括浑身发抖、心跳加速或是方向迷失。

The fear of flying sometimes causes people to avoid flying altogether.

这一恐惧使人们直接拒绝坐飞机。

It is often treated using exposure therapy（暴露疗法）, in which the client is gradually and progressively（渐进地） introduced to flying.

现在通常运用暴露疗法进行治疗，患者会渐进地尝试进行飞行。

The individual may start by simply imagining themselves on a plane before slowly working up to actually sitting on a plane and finally sitting through a flight.

患者可能从想象自己坐在飞机上开始，然后慢慢过渡到坐在飞机上，最后再真正完成整个航程。

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