arachnophobes
Those dreading spiders
Arachnophobes are people who have an intense, irrational fear of spiders.
The fear is among the most common specific phobias: Arachnophobes may panic at even a small house spider.
The singular is arachnophobe; the condition is arachnophobia.
Uncontrollable sudden fear
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- terrorExtreme, overwhelming fear
- horrorExtreme fear or disgust
- frightSudden intense fear
trembling · sweating · hyperventilation · scream · shudder · freeze · flee · avoidance
Lacking sound judgment
- avoidanceDeliberate keeping away
- hypervigilanceHeightened threat sensitivity
- catastrophizingImagining worst-case outcomes
- overreactionDisproportionate emotional response
Reduced response over time
- CBTPsychological treatment abbreviation
- therapistMental health practitioner
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- hypnotherapyTherapeutic use of trance
Web-spinning eight-legged creatures
- tarantulasLarge hairy spiders
- websSpun silk structures
- cobwebsAbandoned spider silk
- crawlingMoving on hands, knees
eight-legged · daddy-longlegs · attics · basements · camping · close-ups · skittering
panic
Uncontrollable sudden fear
fright · trembling · sweating · hyperventilation · scream · shudder · freeze · flee · avoidance · paralysis
irrational
Lacking sound judgment
- avoidanceDeliberate keeping away
- hypervigilanceHeightened threat sensitivity
- catastrophizingImagining worst-case outcomes
overreaction · conditioning · generalization · magnification
desensitization
Reduced response over time
- CBTPsychological treatment abbreviation
- therapistMental health practitioner
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
spiders
Web-spinning eight-legged creatures
- tarantulasLarge hairy spiders
- websSpun silk structures
- cobwebsAbandoned spider silk
crawling · eight-legged · daddy-longlegs · attics · basements · camping · close-ups · skittering
arachnophobesarachnologists
Scientists who study spiders