Arachnophobia

This article is about fear of arachnids in humans. For other uses, see Arachnophobia (disambiguation).
Arachnophobia
Other namesArachnephobia[1]
Though most arachnids are harmless, a person with arachnophobia may still panic or feel uneasy around one. Sometimes, even an object resembling a spider can trigger a panic attack in an arachnophobic individual. The above cartoon is a depiction of the nursery rhyme "Little Miss Muffet", in which the title character is "frightened away" by a spider.
Pronunciation
SpecialtyPsychiatry
TreatmentExposure therapy[2]

Arachnophobia is the fear of spiders and other arachnids such as scorpions[3] and ticks. The word "arachnophobia" comes from the Greek words arachne and phobia.

  1. ^ Patricia Bowen (ed.), Internal Medicine Words, Rayve Productions, 1997, p. 18.
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