analysts employed at us intelligence agencies like the cia , nsa , and national counterterrorism center who watch graphic videos all day receive treatment from specialist psychologists to help them deal with the emotional trauma they experience . great britain 's medal hopes at the 2016 olympics have taken a hit after potential gold-winning taekwondo fighter aaron cook 's switch to represent moldova was confirmed . the 24-year-old from dorset , ranked no 2 in the world in the sub-80kg class , has had his citizenship change ratified after the breakdown of his relationship with the british olympic association . cook , who has not competed for gb since missing out on selection for london 2012 , appears to have been taken under the wing of the moldovan taekwondo federation and its billionaire president igor iuzefovici . taekwondo fighter aaron cook 's application to switch allegiances to moldova has been approved . fear of spiders is a survival trait written into our dna , researchers have discovered . dating back hundreds of thousands of years , the instinct to avoid arachnids developed as an evolutionary response to a dangerous threat , the academics suggest . it could mean that arachnophobia , one of the most crippling of phobias , represents a finely tuned survival instinct . and it could date back to early human evolution in africa , where spiders with very strong venom have existed millions of years ago . scroll down for video . researchers say a fear of spiders is a survival trait written into our dna and dates back thousands of years , stock photo . ahead of england 's first world cup game with italy tomorrow , a wingsuit pilot has flown across a beach in rio de janeiro dressed in a specially designed st george 's cross wingsuit , to cheer on the three lions . epictv 's jhonathan florez , an esteemed air athlete , was the lucky man to take on the threads and show his support for england . after excitedly describing brazil as a . the analysts watch clips of beheadings , violent attacks and hard core pornography which sometimes features children in an effort to gain clues about where terrorists are and what they have planned . intelligence agencies employ special psychiatrists and therapists to help the analysts cope with the ` extraordinary toll ' the work can have . cook has been granted moldovan citizenship british olympic association plans to fight for them in rio 2016 . the extent of their financial support is unclear but cook has received a moldovan passport and will compete for them at rio 2016 . his first outing is likely to be at the world championships in russia next month . cook has said he felt he had no other option due to a lack of funding and support from gb . study leader joshua new , of columbia university in new york , said : ` a number of spider species with potent , vertebratespecific venoms populated africa long before hominoids and have co-existed there for tens of millions of years . ` humans were at perennial , unpredictable and significant risk of encountering highly venomous spiders in their ancestral environments . ` pretty awesome place , ' the pilot jumps out of a plane 4,000 ft above sea . level before landing on the barra di tijuca beach . loyal : florez shows his support for england in the world cup . listen up : a close-up of the message , some 4,000 ft above ground . during his stunt , florez flips over to reveal a message to roy hodgson 's team with ` come on boys ' spelt out on the suit . ` even when not fatal , a black widow spider bite in the ancestral world could leave one incapacitated for days or even weeks , terribly exposed to dangers , ' he told the sunday times . the research team carried out an experiment in which 252 volunteers were asked to study computer screens containing abstract shapes and data . their reactions to images of spiders were very fast , even if their shape was distorted , when compared to much more clear images of other objects known induce disgust or fear , such as needles and flies . the researchers point out that spiders are often small dark creatures that tend to hide in recesses and are hard to spot . dr new said : ` detection , therefore , is the critical arbiter of success in such encounters -- any improvements to the sensitivity , vigilance , reliability and speed of faculties for their detection would have been of significant selective advantage . ' the analysts watch graphic content and look at violent photos to gain clues about the actions of terrorists . agencies like the cia , nsa , and national counterterrorism center hire therapists to deal with analysts ' trauma . a cia physician said : ` they 're being exposed to material that we 're not exposed to broadly in america ' after some more flips , florez deploys his parachute to land safely on the rio de janeiro beach . in many cases , the therapists have watched the same material as their patients , five current and former intelligence officers told the daily beast . a senior physician with the cia 's office of medical services said : ` they 're being exposed to material that , day in and day out , we 're not exposed to broadly in america . the instinct could date back to early human evolution in africa , where spiders with very strong venom existed millions of years ago . pictured : a venomous phormictopus antillensis spider . ` that has its own sort of impact and own sort of , for lack of a better term , shock value . ' the content analysts watch is often violent , but it 's ` mostly ' pornography . sometimes the graphic clips and photos contain encrypted messages and they must be checked to see if they hold useful information . the mental health professionals brief the analysts before they watch anything and remind them there are counseling resources which are available to them . analysts often suffer sensations of sickness , bouts of grief , periods of depression and experience anger . the colombian daredevil has four guinness world records to his name for longest duration wingsuit jump -lrb- 9 minutes and 6 seconds -rrb- , highest jump , greatest horizontal distance and greatest absolute distances flown . all ready : florez gets set for his world cup stunt . calm : the colombian was in a relaxed mood ahead of his dive . tony uragallo , an english pioneer in wingsuit technology , was responsible for the suit 's distinctive design . he said : ` i 'm glad that i got to work on a project like this with the folks at epictv . ' uragallo is us based and the founder of tonysuit , the worlds largest jumpsuit manufacturer . he is also a fantastic base jumper and wingsuit pilot in his own right who has previously competed for england in wing suiting . take a picture : there 's no doubting florez ' view was simply stunning . what 's that ? those looking up to the sky may well have had to look again . brendan conlon , an ex-chief of the nsa 's tailored access operations group , said : ` you have to watch the video and do a forensic analysis to see if there 's any lead to pass to along . ` the whole point is to make sure it does n't happen again . ' analysts often suffer sensations of sickness , bouts of grief , and periods of depression . live the high life : he certainly had fun on his stunt . and down : there were no dramas as florez ensured a safe landing on the rio de janeiro beach . it is also common for analysts to feel angry or want to hold responsible parties accountable . nsa spokesperson vanee vines said in a statement : ` the agency deeply values the health and wellness of our employees and provides a range of comprehensive services to address their needs . ` the nsa has long offered psychological consultation and intervention services to support our employees ' important work against today 's increasingly complex global threats . ' before they are hired , the nsa conducts extensive psychological testing on potential employees . at the very least , applicants take a written psychological examination and interview with an nsa psychologist before they are hired .
instinct to avoid arachnids developed as evolutionary response to threat . scientists say it could mean arachnophobia represents survival instinct . could date back to early human evolution in africa , where spiders with very strong venom existed millions of years ago .
analysts employed at us intelligence agencies like the cia , nsa , and national counterterrorism center who watch graphic videos all day receive treatment from specialist psychologists to help them deal with the emotional trauma they experience . great britain 's medal hopes at the 2016 olympics have taken a hit after potential gold-winning taekwondo fighter aaron cook 's switch to represent moldova was confirmed . the 24-year-old from dorset , ranked no 2 in the world in the sub-80kg class , has had his citizenship change ratified after the breakdown of his relationship with the british olympic association . cook , who has not competed for gb since missing out on selection for london 2012 , appears to have been taken under the wing of the moldovan taekwondo federation and its billionaire president igor iuzefovici . taekwondo fighter aaron cook 's application to switch allegiances to moldova has been approved . fear of spiders is a survival trait written into our dna , researchers have discovered . dating back hundreds of thousands of years , the instinct to avoid arachnids developed as an evolutionary response to a dangerous threat , the academics suggest . it could mean that arachnophobia , one of the most crippling of phobias , represents a finely tuned survival instinct . and it could date back to early human evolution in africa , where spiders with very strong venom have existed millions of years ago . scroll down for video . researchers say a fear of spiders is a survival trait written into our dna and dates back thousands of years , stock photo . ahead of england 's first world cup game with italy tomorrow , a wingsuit pilot has flown across a beach in rio de janeiro dressed in a specially designed st george 's cross wingsuit , to cheer on the three lions . epictv 's jhonathan florez , an esteemed air athlete , was the lucky man to take on the threads and show his support for england . after excitedly describing brazil as a . the analysts watch clips of beheadings , violent attacks and hard core pornography which sometimes features children in an effort to gain clues about where terrorists are and what they have planned . intelligence agencies employ special psychiatrists and therapists to help the analysts cope with the ` extraordinary toll ' the work can have . cook has been granted moldovan citizenship british olympic association plans to fight for them in rio 2016 . the extent of their financial support is unclear but cook has received a moldovan passport and will compete for them at rio 2016 . his first outing is likely to be at the world championships in russia next month . cook has said he felt he had no other option due to a lack of funding and support from gb . study leader joshua new , of columbia university in new york , said : ` a number of spider species with potent , vertebratespecific venoms populated africa long before hominoids and have co-existed there for tens of millions of years . ` humans were at perennial , unpredictable and significant risk of encountering highly venomous spiders in their ancestral environments . ` pretty awesome place , ' the pilot jumps out of a plane 4,000 ft above sea . level before landing on the barra di tijuca beach . loyal : florez shows his support for england in the world cup . listen up : a close-up of the message , some 4,000 ft above ground . during his stunt , florez flips over to reveal a message to roy hodgson 's team with ` come on boys ' spelt out on the suit . ` even when not fatal , a black widow spider bite in the ancestral world could leave one incapacitated for days or even weeks , terribly exposed to dangers , ' he told the sunday times . the research team carried out an experiment in which 252 volunteers were asked to study computer screens containing abstract shapes and data . their reactions to images of spiders were very fast , even if their shape was distorted , when compared to much more clear images of other objects known induce disgust or fear , such as needles and flies . the researchers point out that spiders are often small dark creatures that tend to hide in recesses and are hard to spot . dr new said : ` detection , therefore , is the critical arbiter of success in such encounters -- any improvements to the sensitivity , vigilance , reliability and speed of faculties for their detection would have been of significant selective advantage . ' the analysts watch graphic content and look at violent photos to gain clues about the actions of terrorists . agencies like the cia , nsa , and national counterterrorism center hire therapists to deal with analysts ' trauma . a cia physician said : ` they 're being exposed to material that we 're not exposed to broadly in america ' after some more flips , florez deploys his parachute to land safely on the rio de janeiro beach . in many cases , the therapists have watched the same material as their patients , five current and former intelligence officers told the daily beast . a senior physician with the cia 's office of medical services said : ` they 're being exposed to material that , day in and day out , we 're not exposed to broadly in america . the instinct could date back to early human evolution in africa , where spiders with very strong venom existed millions of years ago . pictured : a venomous phormictopus antillensis spider . ` that has its own sort of impact and own sort of , for lack of a better term , shock value . ' the content analysts watch is often violent , but it 's ` mostly ' pornography . sometimes the graphic clips and photos contain encrypted messages and they must be checked to see if they
taekwondo federation and its billionaire president igor iuzefovici . taekwondo fighter aaron cook 's application to switch allegiances to moldova has been approved . fear of spiders is a survival trait written into our dna , researchers have discovered . dating back hundreds of thousands of years , the instinct to avoid arachnids developed as an evolutionary response to a dangerous threat , the academics suggest . it could mean that arachnophobia , one of the most crippling of phobias , represents a finely tuned survival instinct . and it could date back to early human evolution in africa , where spiders with very strong venom have existed millions of years ago . scroll down for video . researchers say a fear of spiders is a survival trait written into our dna and dates back thousands of years , stock photo . ahead of england 's first world cup game with italy tomorrow , a wingsuit pilot has flown across a beach in rio de janeiro dressed in a specially designed st george 's cross wingsuit , to cheer on the three lions . epictv 's jhonathan florez , an esteemed air athlete , was the lucky man to take on the threads and show his support for england . after excitedly describing brazil as a . the analysts watch clips of beheadings , violent attacks and hard core pornography which sometimes features children in an effort to gain clues about where terrorists are and what they have planned . intelligence agencies employ special psychiatrists and therapists to help the analysts cope with the ` extraordinary toll ' the work can have . cook has been granted moldovan citizenship british olympic association plans to fight for them in rio 2016 . the extent of their financial support is unclear but cook has received a moldovan passport and will compete for them at rio 2016 . his first outing is likely to be at the world championships in russia next month . cook has said he felt he had no other option due to a lack of funding and support from gb . study leader joshua new , of columbia university in new york , said : ` a number of spider species with potent , vertebratespecific venoms populated africa long before hominoids and have co-existed there for tens of millions of years . ` humans were at perennial , unpredictable and significant risk of encountering highly venomous spiders in their ancestral environments . ` pretty awesome place , ' the pilot jumps out of a plane 4,000 ft above sea . level before landing on the barra di tijuca beach . loyal : florez shows his support for england in the world cup . listen up : a close-up of the message , some 4,000 ft above ground . during his stunt , florez flips over to reveal a message to roy hodgson 's team with ` come on boys ' spelt out on the suit . ` even when not fatal , a black widow spider bite in the ancestral world could leave one incapacitated for days or even weeks , terribly exposed to dangers , ' he told the sunday times . the research team carried out an experiment in which 252 volunteers were asked to study computer screens containing abstract shapes and data . their reactions to images of spiders were very fast , even if their shape was distorted , when compared to much more clear images of other objects known induce disgust or fear , such as needles and flies . the researchers point out that spiders are often small dark creatures that tend to hide in recesses and are hard to spot . dr new said : ` detection , therefore , is the critical arbiter of success in such encounters -- any improvements to the sensitivity , vigilance , reliability and speed of faculties for their detection would have been of significant selective advantage . ' the analysts watch graphic content and look at violent photos to gain clues about the actions of terrorists . agencies like the cia , nsa , and national counterterrorism center hire therapists to deal with analysts ' trauma . a cia physician said : ` they 're being exposed to material that we 're not exposed to broadly in america ' after some more flips , florez deploys his parachute to land safely on the rio de janeiro beach . in many cases , the therapists have watched the same material as their patients , five current and former intelligence officers told the daily beast . a senior physician with the cia 's office of medical services said : ` they 're being exposed to material that , day in and day out , we 're not exposed to broadly in america . the instinct could date back to early human evolution in africa , where spiders with very strong venom existed millions of years ago . pictured : a venomous phormictopus antillensis spider . ` that has its own sort of impact and own sort of , for lack of a better term , shock value . ' the content analysts watch is often violent , but it 's ` mostly ' pornography . sometimes the graphic clips and photos contain encrypted messages and they must be checked to see if they psychological consultation and intervention services to support our employees ' important work against today 's increasingly complex global threats . ' before they are hired , the nsa conducts extensive psychological testing on potential employees . at the very least , applicants take a written psychological examination and interview with an nsa psychologist before they are hired .
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analysts employed at us intelligence agencies like the cia , nsa , and national counterterrorism center who watch graphic videos all day receive treatment from specialist psychologists to help them deal with the emotional trauma they experience . great britain 's medal hopes at the 2016 olympics have taken a hit after potential gold-winning taekwondo fighter aaron cook 's switch to represent moldova was confirmed . the 24-year-old from dorset , ranked no 2 in the world in the sub-80kg class , has had his citizenship change ratified after the breakdown of his relationship with the british olympic association . cook , who has not competed for gb since missing out on selection for london 2012 , appears to have been taken under the wing of the moldovan taekwondo federation and its billionaire president igor iuzefovici . taekwondo fighter aaron cook 's application to switch allegiances to moldova has been approved . fear of spiders is a survival trait written into our dna , researchers have discovered . dating back hundreds of thousands of years , the instinct to avoid arachnids developed as an evolutionary response to a dangerous threat , the academics suggest . it could mean that arachnophobia , one of the most crippling of phobias , represents a finely tuned survival instinct . and it could date back to early human evolution in africa , where spiders with very strong venom have existed millions of years ago . scroll down for video . researchers say a fear of spiders is a survival trait written into our dna and dates back thousands of years , stock photo . ahead of england 's first world cup game with italy tomorrow , a wingsuit pilot has flown across a beach in rio de janeiro dressed in a specially designed st george 's cross wingsuit , to cheer on the three lions . epictv 's jhonathan florez , an esteemed air athlete , was the lucky man to take on the threads and show his support for england . after excitedly describing brazil as a . the analysts watch clips of beheadings , violent attacks and hard core pornography which sometimes features children in an effort to gain clues about where terrorists are and what they have planned . intelligence agencies employ special psychiatrists and therapists to help the analysts cope with the ` extraordinary toll ' the work can have . cook has been granted moldovan citizenship british olympic association plans to fight for them in rio 2016 . the extent of their financial support is unclear but cook has received a moldovan passport and will compete for them at rio 2016 . his first outing is likely to be at the world championships in russia next month . cook has said he felt he had no other option due to a lack of funding and support from gb . study leader joshua new , of columbia university in new york , said : ` a number of spider species with potent , vertebratespecific venoms populated africa long before hominoids and have co-existed there for tens of millions of years . ` humans were at perennial , unpredictable and significant risk of encountering highly venomous spiders in their ancestral environments . ` pretty awesome place , ' the pilot jumps out of a plane 4,000 ft above sea . level before landing on the barra di tijuca beach . loyal : florez shows his support for england in the world cup . listen up : a close-up of the message , some 4,000 ft above ground . during his stunt , florez flips over to reveal a message to roy hodgson 's team with ` come on boys ' spelt out on the suit . ` even when not fatal , a black widow spider bite in the ancestral world could leave one incapacitated for days or even weeks , terribly exposed to dangers , ' he told the sunday times . the research team carried out an experiment in which 252 volunteers were asked to study computer screens containing abstract shapes and data . their reactions to images of spiders were very fast , even if their shape was distorted , when compared to much more clear images of other objects known induce disgust or fear , such as needles and flies . the researchers point out that spiders are often small dark creatures that tend to hide in recesses and are hard to spot . dr new said : ` detection , therefore , is the critical arbiter of success in such encounters -- any improvements
 The text discusses the role of analysts employed by US intelligence agencies, such as the CIA and NSA, who watch graphic videos to help deal with emotional trauma. These analysts are trained to identify signs of psychological distress in individuals who have experienced traumatic events. The article highlights the importance of providing support to these analysts, who may be at risk of developing PTSD themselves due to their exposure to disturbing content. It also mentions that some analysts have been granted Moldovan citizenship after competing in a taekwondo tournament, and that one analyst has received a medal from Great Britain's Olympic association.