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Zoophobia: Phobia Of Animals
Animal
Phobias
Versus
Fear
of
Animals:
Phobia
of
animals
is
not
the
same
as
fear
of
animals.
A
phobia
by
definition
is
an
'unnatural
and
persistent'
fear.
Fear,
an
emotion
like
any
other,
is
perfectly
normal
in
a
situation
that
provokes
fear.
However,
people
suffering
from
zoophobia
experience
unprovoked
fear
in
the
presence
of
the
animals
they
fear.
Example:
A
huge
mastiff
charging
wildly
will
knock
anybody
up.
But
to
scream
in
fright
looking
at
a
puppy
is
sign
of
animal
phobia.
Types
of
Animal
Phobias:
Zoophobia
includes
different
types
of
phobias
which
by
definition
are
all
related
to
some
animal
or
the
other.
It
has
been
observed
that
a
majority
of
people
have
phobias
of
common
animals
as
opposed
to
really
dangerous
ones.
You
will
rarely
find
a
person
with
a
phobia
of
a
wild
bear
although
it
is
a
heinous
animal.
- Arachnophobia: or fear of spiders, is one of the commonest phobias seen among people. A spider can hardly do much damage but still it is a raging fear among many.
- Ophidiophobia: is a phobia of snakes. Now you say that snakes are indeed venomous creatures so why not. But the interesting part is that this phobia is seen primarily among urban people who might never have encountered a real snake in their lives! People from remote areas who live with the threat of snake-bites don't exhibit this fear.
- Mottephobia: is a fear of butterflies or moths. Yes, there are people who fear beautiful and totally harmless creatures like butterflies!
- Orinthophobia: is an unusual fear of birds, not birds of prey like eagles or hawks, but even the most mundane birds like pigeons or sparrows.
Treatment
of
Zoophobia:
Cognitive
Therapy
Every
fear
in
our
mind
is
a
cognitive
connection.
Phobias
of
animals
is
a
part
of
our
sub
conscious
or
sometimes
our
unconscious
mind.
- Subconscious: When we have had an unpleasant experience with a particular animal in our childhood or heard about fatal accidents involving that animal, it stays in our subconscious . We are not explicitly aware of it but the seeds of the phobia have been sown.
- Unconscious: Sigmund Freud defined the concept of 'collective unconscious', every single human experience is stored and transmitted through it. Some phobias like Arachnophobia are ancient and come to us from the collective unconscious. Spiders were associatied with plagues during the time of the Roman Empire. We may have no first hand fear of spiders but that historic fear is a part of our collective human memory.
Cognitive theory goes to the core of such fears and cures them by talking about them. You then exposed to the object of your fear one step at at time until the fear is eradicated.
Disclaimer: The information provided in this article is for general informational and educational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or a qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
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