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Assessing the prevalence of snake phobia among the general population in India

2024-06-13

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<h4>Background</h4> A specific phobia is an anxiety disorder that is characterised by persistent and excessive fear in the presence of the object of the phobia. Animal phobias are the most prevalent forms of specific phobia among humans. Fear of snakes is present in non-human primates which suggests its evolutionary origins as the ability to detect the threat of snakes was critical for survival. Snake phobia is a...

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DOI: 10.1101/2024.06.12.24308826

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