Project Title: An Adequate and Novel Study of Phobias
BASIS Advisor: Jennifer Reyes
Fear is a universally felt emotion. Presentations of phobias are very personal and prevalent in the modern day, despite their evolutionary roots. Through my research, I am categorizing phobias into three distinct categories; evolutionarily preserved phobias, trauma-induced phobias, and those that represent a co-opting of the evolutionary fear response to more modern triggers, to which our biology would have no predisposition of fear. Additionally, I want to understand if these various phobias affect different groups of people with different severities and track what correlations may exist.
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Mar 17, 2023
Hello, my name is Luke DeLuna. I am working with Ms. Reyes and Dr. Ajmani White to classify phobias regarding the extent that they diverged from their evolutionary origin. I am interning at Small Brooklyn Psychology and am working towards the creation of a survey that will give me data regarding people’s fears.