Preparation Outline for Informative Speech
Name: Darius Tan Jing Wei
Tutorial Grp: W37 Date: 7th October 2016
Title: Informative Speech
Topic chosen: Phobias
Specific purpose: To inform my audience that phobias are wide ranging, different from fears, and there are specific methods of treatment to treat them.
Central Idea: Phobias are an irrational fear, a kind of anxiety disorder in which the individual has a relentless dread of a situation, living creature, place or thing. They are categorized into 3 main types: specific, social and agoraphobia. They differ from fears as they cause some level of impairment, and medications and psychotherapy are 2 main methods of treatment.
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Katy Perry told Cosmopolitan magazine she consumes these drugs to treat her anxiety disorders before she goes on stage to perform for huge crowds15.
b. Sedatives and anti-depressants can also be used to relieve anxiety.
c. It is also not rare for people with social phobias to overly consume alcohol16.
d. Psychotherapy can aid in dealing with phobias as well.
i. Exposure therapy includes progressive exposure to the phobia.
a. Marvin Cruz had the help of a clinical psychologist to expose himself to dogs. He got to observe how playful they were and not how menacing he thought they were17.
(Insert Connective: Now that you have a deeper understanding on how phobias can be cured, identify type: Transition)
Conclusion
I. I hope none of you have epistemophobia, a fear of gaining knowledge.
II. Hopefully I’ve managed to impart to you the knowledge on what phobias are, how they differ from fears and the 3 main categories of phobias.
III. Phobias will always exist in our lives but that does not mean we will have to be controlled by them. With some knowledge on the medications and techniques of psychotherapy available, we can overcome them.
IV. You can now face your phobias and help others with
Name: Darius Tan Jing Wei
Tutorial Grp: W37 Date: 7th October 2016
Title: Informative Speech
Topic chosen: Phobias
Specific purpose: To inform my audience that phobias are wide ranging, different from fears, and there are specific methods of treatment to treat them.
Central Idea: Phobias are an irrational fear, a kind of anxiety disorder in which the individual has a relentless dread of a situation, living creature, place or thing. They are categorized into 3 main types: specific, social and agoraphobia. They differ from fears as they cause some level of impairment, and medications and psychotherapy are 2 main methods of treatment.
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Katy Perry told Cosmopolitan magazine she consumes these drugs to treat her anxiety disorders before she goes on stage to perform for huge crowds15.
b. Sedatives and anti-depressants can also be used to relieve anxiety.
c. It is also not rare for people with social phobias to overly consume alcohol16.
d. Psychotherapy can aid in dealing with phobias as well.
i. Exposure therapy includes progressive exposure to the phobia.
a. Marvin Cruz had the help of a clinical psychologist to expose himself to dogs. He got to observe how playful they were and not how menacing he thought they were17.
(Insert Connective: Now that you have a deeper understanding on how phobias can be cured, identify type: Transition)
Conclusion
I. I hope none of you have epistemophobia, a fear of gaining knowledge.
II. Hopefully I’ve managed to impart to you the knowledge on what phobias are, how they differ from fears and the 3 main categories of phobias.
III. Phobias will always exist in our lives but that does not mean we will have to be controlled by them. With some knowledge on the medications and techniques of psychotherapy available, we can overcome them.
IV. You can now face your phobias and help others with