horrible fear of spiders or arachnophobia. Arachnophobia is a very simple and common phobia and‚ in my opinion‚ is very obnoxious. A person with a very bad arachnophobia could freak out or faint in a very stressful situation. Through scientific studies they found out that 50 percent of women and 18 percent of men have arachnophobia. Mostly women have arachnophobia but men get it too so both genders can be scared of spiders. There is a difference of those who have arachnophobia
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Arachnophobia A phobia is an irrational‚ persistent fear of things or situations. The source of the fear can create a strong anxiety reaction such as sweating‚ heart palpitations‚ or trouble breathing. After a while‚ just thinking or seeing the cause of the fear can provoke anxiety. Many people have mild phobias that do not need treatment‚ but some people’s phobias interfere with their lives and require treatment. "Arachnophobia" comes from the Greek words‚ "arachne"‚ meaning "spider"‚ and "phobos"
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phobia to develop. Many people tend to keep away from their fear and never find a way to face it. There are many phobias that people live with in this world‚ but the most common are social phobia‚ claustrophobia‚ mysophobia‚ ophidiophobia‚ and arachnophobia. The fear of social situations can become severe when starting a job or beginning school. Social phobia most likely begins in the adolescent years‚ after an uncomfortable situation or overprotective parents (drugs.com/socialphobia). For Example
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will be talking about a specific phobia called arachnophobia and how it affects my cousin whom is suffering from this phobia. Before I can begin this paper‚ I must explain arachnophobia. Arachnophobia is described as the abnormal fear of spiders (Arachnophobia). One must understand that arachnophobia is not just the refusal to a pet a tarantula from the zoo guy‚ but rather the panic about the mere thought of spiders. People who have true arachnophobia may experience a panic attack just from seeing
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blood-injection injury and situational types. This paper deals with spider phobia‚ otherwise known as arachnophobia. Spider phobia is a very common fear which typically develops during childhood and tends to persist throughout adolescence (Merckelbach et al.‚ 1996). Approximately 9% of the population suffers from specific phobias‚ with a large proportion of this group falling under arachnophobia (Granado et al.‚ 2009). The large proportion of the population that have a fear of spiders highlights
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will discuss the cause‚ symptoms‚ and treatments of phobias. The first phobia that I will be discussing will be Arachnophobia. Arachnophobia is a fear or a dislike of spiders and is the most common specific phobia.
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“Arachnophobia – Fear of Spiders” Michelle Swearingen MOD A June 23‚ 2011 Everest Institute San Antonio‚ TX Arachnophobia is an abnormal and persistent fear of spiders. From the Greek word “arachne” meaning "spider" and “phobos” meaning "fear". There are historical and cultural reasons for arachnophobia. In the Dark Ages spiders were commonly considered to be a source of contamination of food and water. They were believed to be the cause of the Bubonic Plague (though in
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PURPOSE At the end of the speech everyone will know the severity of Arachnophobia‚ the ways to over come it‚ and how it’s caused. INTRO Archeologist W. S. Bristow estimated that an average country acre is home to 2.5 million spiders which kill insects
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Reflective Paper #8: Applying Classical Conditioning According to the National Institute of Mental Health in 2012‚ 30.5 % of people had arachnophobia– the fear of spiders ("Fear/Phobia Statistic‚" 2012). This fear was ranked third out of the top ten most common fears. Some people believe that this fear is learned by means of classical conditioning. If arachnophobia can be classically conditioned then there would need to be an unconditioned stimulus (UCS)‚ an unconditioned response (UCR)‚ a neutral
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specific end. A fireman uses his sense of fear by heightening his senses to listen for the cry of a baby‚ a moan of an animal and potential breach or collapse in the structure of a building. Fear as a medical condition such as acrophobia and arachnophobia are unrealistic fears learned in one’s life that can be remedied through professional therapy and/or medications. Acrophobia is an extreme fear of heights. My mother developed her acrophobia when she fell out of a tree as a small child‚ causing
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