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Fear of mice and rats, or '''musophobia''' (From Latin ''mus'' for " Mouse ") is one of the most common Specific Phobia s. Fear of mice is a stereotypal trait of women. Numerous books depict women to scream and jump on a chair or something high in a Panic Attack upon seeing a mouse. In fact, reactions to mice vary in a wide spectrum from attraction to "cute" mice (mice and rats are quite popular in pet stores) to dislike of annoying pests and to panic fear. In many cases fear of mice is a socially induced Conditioned Response , combined with (and originated in) the Startle Response (a response to an usexpected stimulus) common in many animals, including humans, rather than a real disorder. At the same time, as it is common with specific phobias, an occasional fright may give rise to abnormal Anxiety that requires treatment. Fear of mice may be treated by any standard treatment for specific phobias. ELEPHANTS AND MICE There is a common myth that Elephant s are afraid of mice. The earliest reference to this claim is probably by Pliny The Elder in his '' Naturalis Historia '', book VIII. As translated by Philemon Holland (1601), ''Of all other living creatures, they {Link without Title} cannot abide a mouse or a rat.'' Despite being debunked by numerous Zoo s and Zoologist s, it is a basis of various jokes and metaphors. TRIVIA Irrational fear of rats is an element of the plot of the '' Nineteen Eighty-Four '' by George Orwell . In 2002 the National Geographic Channel aired the program ''Phobia: Musophobia'', as part of a TV series about various phobias. There are quite a few things titled ''Of Mice and Women'', an alteration of John Steinbeck 's '' Of Mice And Men ''. |
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