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1)While Omar was having a cavity filled by his dentist, a few times the drill hit a nerve that had not been dulled by anesthetic

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1)While Omar was having a cavity filled by his dentist, a few times the drill hit a nerve that had not been dulled by anesthetic. Each time he cringed in pain. Omar now gets anxious each time he sees the dentist.

 

2. Maria eats fried chicken that has E. coli in it and ends up vomiting for hours that night. Luckily, she recovers within a day, but now just the thought (or the sight or the smell) of fried chicken makes her nauseated.

 

3. At a football game, every time the home team scores a touchdown, the person behind you blasts an air horn near your ears causing you to wince. Unfortunately for you, the home team scores frequently. As the end of the game nears, the home team scores a touchdown, and even though the inconsiderate fan behind you has left, you still wince.

 

4. Duy has been humiliated in the past for doing poorly on tests. When that has happened, he would get so upset he would shake. Now when presented with a test, he begins to shake.

 

5. Joseph has a fluffy down pillow with some of the down sticking out of the fabric. When he first tries out the pil­low, a piece of down tickles his nose and he sneezes. He now sneezes every time he lays down on any kind of pillow.

 

 

6. It is springtime and the pollen from the flowers causes you to sneeze. Soon you are sneezing at the mere sight of a flower, real or fake.

 

7. You ride a roller coaster and get sick afterward. Now, whenever you are near a roller coaster, you feel queasy.

 

8. Your relationship is going badly and your significant other has yelled at you without warning several times. You now feel tense and fearful any time that you are around him or her.

 

9. Every night Jasmine comes home from an exhausting day at work, sits down in front of the television, and falls asleep. One Friday night she invites a friend over to watch a movie. Just a few minutes into it, Jasmine is asleep.

 

10. Carlos just got a new puppy, Bowser. Every morning, Carlos walks to the back door, takes Bowser’s leash off the hook, and says, “Want to go for a walk?” After leashing Bowser, they take a 30-minute stroll around the neigh­borhood. After just a couple weeks, any time Carlos goes near the leash, Bowser gets excited.