There's an unsettling suggestion of something beneath Moira Jacobson's calm exterior throughout Dept. Q. Early in the series, her arachnophobia is crisply indicated.

However, a study at Northern Arizona University is using state-of-the-art equipment and a spider to treat this phobia and general anxiety. From increased heart rates to debilitating anxiety ...

If we can have Christmas in July, Halloween in March seems reasonable. Texas Art Asylum is doing just that with their new art show, “NOPE!” It’s an exploration of fears and phobias in ...

Specific phobias are out-of-proportion fears to objects, animals or situations, and fortunately, they can be treated.

But if you feel that your fear of spiders is extreme, making it a phobia, it can affect your mental health. Some people’s phobias change their daily lives and prevent them from functioning at ...

Wayland artist works through her phobia by creating giant spider sculpture Published: Sep. 28, 2018, 5:09 p.m. Wayland artist Stephanie Sebright created a sculpture of a spider and its victim in a ...

Cortisol impairs the retrieval of memories, so the principle the researchers were looking into was whether giving a dose of the hormone before people were exposed to a spider - or their own personal ...

“Arachnophobia is an extreme or irrational fear of spiders or arachnids like ticks and scorpions,” explains Maha Zayed, Ph.D., director of The OCD & Anxiety Center in Oak Brook, Illinois.

Facing your fear of spiders may also help with other phobias, including a fear of heights, according to a new study. A new paper in the journal Translational Psychiatry reveals that when people ...

Vancouver Coun. Peter Meiszner said on Wednesday that “Phobia”, a large metal spider sculpture along the SkyTrain route in the Grandview Cut will get to stay another six months, if its creator ...

A study at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff is using state-of-the-art equipment and a spider to treat phobias and general anxiety. By Mason Carroll Published : May 6, 2025 at 5:19 PM MST ...