Agrizoophobia is the fear of wild animals. People who have this fear would avoid the zoo or going hiking. The origin of the word agri is Greek (meaning field), zoo is Greek (meaning animal) and phobia is Greek (meaning fear), so altogether it would be a fear of field animals, which to most people would be wild animals. Agrizoophobia is considered to be a specific phobia, which is discussed on the home page. Agrizoophobia is also related Zoophobia (fear or animals).
What are the causes?
It is generally accepted that phobias arise from a combination of external events (i.e. traumatic events) and internal predispositions (i.e. heredity or genetics). Many specific phobias can be traced back to a specific triggering event, usually a traumatic experience at an early age. Social phobias and agoraphobia have more complex causes that are not entirely known at this time. It is believed that heredity, genetics, and brain chemistry combine with life-experiences to play a major role in the development of phobias. (Wikipedia – phobia).
What are the symptoms?
As with any phobia, the symptoms vary by person depending on their level of fear. The symptoms typically include extreme anxiety, dread and anything associated with panic such as shortness of breath, rapid breathing, irregular heartbeat, sweating, excessive sweating, nausea, dry mouth, nausea, inability to articulate words or sentences, dry mouth and shaking.
