Roncal, Navarra (Spain).
A great spider (3-4 cm. aprox.) on the cloth of a sunshade.
Una araña grande (3-4 cm. aprox.) sobre la tela de una sombrilla.
ENGLISH
Arachnophobia (from Greek arachne (αράχνη), "spider" and
phobia (φοβία), "fear" ) is a specific phobia, an abnormal
fear of spiders and other arachnids. It is among the most common of
all phobias. The reactions of arachnophobics often seem irrational to
others (and sometimes to the sufferers themselves). People with
arachnophobia tend to feel uneasy in any area they believe could
harbor spiders or that has visible signs of their presence, such as
webs. If arachnophobics see a spider they may not enter the general
vicinity until they have overcome the panic attack that is often
associated with their phobia. In some cases, even a picture or a
realistic drawing of a spider can also evoke fear. They may feel
humiliated if such episodes happen in the presence of peers or family
members.
An evolutionary reason for the phobias, such as arachnophobia, claustrophobia, fear of snakes or mice, etc. remains unresolved. One view, especially held in evolutionary psychology, is that the presence of venomous spiders led to the evolution of a fear of spiders or made acquisition of a fear of spiders especially easy. Like all traits, there is variability in the intensity of fears of spiders, and those with more intense fears are classified as phobic. Spiders, for instance, being relatively small, don’t fit the usual criterion for a threat in the animal kingdom where size is a factor, but most species are venomous (although many of the poisons produced by these species having no effect on humans), and some are lethal. Arachnophobes will spare no effort to make sure that their whereabouts are spider-free, hence they would have had a reduced risk of being bitten in ancestral environments. Therefore, arachnophobes may possess a slight advantage over non-arachnophobes in terms of survival. However, this theory is undermined by the disproportional fear of spiders in comparison to other, far more deadly creatures that were present during Homo sapiens' environment of evolutionary adaptiveness.
More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arachnophobia
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CASTELLANO
La aracnofobia es el miedo (o fobia) a las arañas. Es de las fobias
más comunes, y posiblemente la fobia de animales más extendida. Las
reacciones de los aracnofóbicos frecuentemente parecen irracionales a
otras personas, e incluso al propio afectado. Procuran mantenerse
alejados de cualquier sitio donde creen que habitan arañas, o donde
han observado telas de araña. Si ven una araña de lejos, quizá no
puedan entrar en la zona, aunque sea espaciosa, o al menos tendrán que
hacer antes un esfuerzo para controlar su pánico, que se caracteriza
por sudoración, respiración rápida, taquicardia y náusea. El miedo a
las arañas puede determinar el lugar donde el fóbico decide vivir, o
el sitio al que acudirá en vacaciones, y limitar los deportes o
pasatiempos de los que puede disfrutar.
Como la mayoría de las fobias, la aracnofobia se puede curar con tratamiento psicológico. Lo habitual es usar métodos que exponen gradualmente al fóbico al animal que le aterroriza (desensibilización sistemática), pero también se han propuesto sistemas de choque en los que la exposición es de gran intensidad y se realiza súbitamente.
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. SantiMB . 55 months ago | reply
Me sirve de consuelo por si caigo en alguna... ;-)
Bruane [deleted] 55 months ago | reply
Si quin macro, però de lluny millor, coltam quina veritat la lliço, el tractament algo "durillo", si es efectiu ja val la pena.
Edyus 54 months ago | reply
Me encanta la textura de la araña, es como gomosa.
pepa mir 51 months ago | reply
ya! la encontré... me la llevo...