Arachnophobia is the fear of spiders. Schools like the University of Texas is using Virtual Reality (VR) to over come anxiety’s related to spiders. Researchers are going beyond traditional Shock-Therapy and having participants in a 360 degree alternate
reality.

https://interestingengineering.com/new-vr-therapy-helps-fight-arachnophobia

This process is related to engineering because researchers are using new technology to overcome people fear of spiders. VR used for many things like entertainment, health reasons and gaming.