Question

Kathryn says she is deathly afraid of spiders. she refuses to go into any location (garage, basement, attic where she may run into a spider. her fear of spiders is so great that she is losing sleep for fear a spider will crawl on her while she is asleep. as a result, her grades are beginning to worsen. kathryn would probably be diagnosed with:

Answer 1

Kathryn has Arachnophobia. This is the fear of spiders and scorpions. She is, therefore, getting panic attacks by the thought or the presence of spiders. She may observe difficulty in breathing, increased heart palpitations, and sweat. The image of spider may also draw fear. Treatments may involve exposure therapy or medications. 

Answer 2

Kathryn is probably experiencing a phobia on the specie spiders. It is because she lose control and fear conquer her well being whenever she saw or thought of one. The phobia is experienced by a person when he or she fears of something, an object or a living thing that made this fear as an anxiety. The phobia in which is called of fears in spiders is arachnophobia.