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Just what is arachnophobia?
Arachnophobia is the scientific name for the fear of spiders and accordingly the fear of spiders is termed Arachnophobia which is a word derived from the Greek "arachne" (spider) and "phobos" (fear).
For some strange reason the fear of spiders is less common in rural areas than it is in urban areas. Maybe to do with the fact that a lot of rural people are associated with the farming community where inevitable regular close contact with spiders reduces the spider phobia tendencies.
Apparently arachnophobia is, in a lot of cases, the result of a traumatizing encounter with spiders in one's early childhood, though the experience may not be remembered. It could be as the result of a misunderstood nursery rhyme or even a spider tale embellished by an older brother or sister!
Arachnophobia, or spider phobia is a specific phobia, an abnormal fear of spiders and sometimes other arachnids, such as scorpions and is a cultural fear that has been passed down to us for centuries.
One report boldly claims that arachnophobia is so infectious that there have even been cases where the family pets of spider-phobic families become phobic. This seems just a little on the incredible side until you realise that arachnophobia and the fear of spiders is the largest phobia in America today! Arachnophobia is without doubt the most common type of animal phobia. Why this should be is somewhat strange because Arachnophobia is in fact a kind of fear of something that causes negligible or no actual danger.
Like all fears and phobias, fear of spiders is created by the unconscious mind as a protective mechanism, just for the record, in psychological terms the name for the fear of spiders isarachnophobia. One suggested reason for our fear of spiders is actually the fear of the unknown also the fear of spiders is something you are born with but some parents reinforce the fear by being afraid themselves and showing it to their children.
Spiders or arachnids are found throughout the world in nearly every habitat, but they reach their greatest size and diversity in warm arid and tropical regions. You will find them everywhere from ponds to rainforests to desert to attics to gardens, just about anywhere. Arachnids are to be discovered in nearly all land locations, and there are some in aquatic locations as well. Arachnids are usually nocturnal predators, while crustaceans range from being carnivorous to herbivorous and eat by many means, from filter feeding to scavenging and they are further distinguished by the fact they have no antennae and no wings.
Arachnids are double segmented creatures consisting of a cephalothorax and an abdomen. Arachnids are as far-away from insects, as birds are from fish. They are part of a larger group called arthropods, which also includes insects, myriapods, and crustaceans.
Arachnids are an ancient assemblage of living things dating back to the Silurian era, more than 420 million years ago (earlier ones have supposedly been discovered but there standing as Arachnids is open to question).
Spiders are capable of poisoning humans with their bite but it is rare. This feature has been wildly exaggerated in many films which of course has not helped the sufferers of spider phobia very much.
Treatments for arachnophobia are available and their degrees of success vary also the costs of such treatment can vary as well. Some are outrageously expensive.
There is nothing actually wrong with a person suffering from arachnophobia, the condition is not life threatening. However their quality of life may be at risk and this may well involve the rest of their family. Help is definitely available for anybody suffering from the fear of spiders including hypnosis. The best thing for anyone suffering from such phobias is to first of all get more as much reading material on the subject as possible. I would suggest as a starter looking at a great popular ebook publication.Arachnophobia, Spider Phobia - Overcoming Your Fear of Spiders.
There is a lot of information on the Internet about spiders, spider phobia and arachnophobia but too much general information can be just a bit confusing. There is one popular ebook that I am sure will help you...Arachnophobia, Spider phobia - Overcoming Your Fear of Spiders.....Have a look at the free video and you will see exactly what I mean.Goodbye fear of spiders!!!
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