On the Nature of Fear and Anxiety Triggered by COVID-19

Emergencies that occur during natural disasters, such as avalanches, earthquakes, and floods, tend to be sudden, unexpected, and ephemeral and recruit defensive responses, similar to the ones recruited when faced with dangerous animals. Defensive behaviors are triggered by activity in survival circu...

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Main Authors: Carlos M. Coelho, Panrapee Suttiwan, Nikolett Arato, Andras N. Zsido
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.581314/full