Trypophobia is characterized by a fear or aversion to clusters of small holes. A recent paper examined the evolutionary underpinnings of trypophobia, offering two primary hypotheses to explain its origins: the dangerous animal hypothesis and the skin disease-avoidance hypothesis.
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Afraid of holes? Evolution may hold the answer to trypophobia
A recent psychology paper suggests that trypophobia, the fear of clusters of small holes, may have evolutionary origins linked to avoiding dangerous animals and infectious diseases.
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Researchers found that belief in conspiracy theories can negatively impact mental health, particularly by fostering paranoid thoughts | This provides evidence that exposure to conspiracy theories can lead to suspicions about others’ intentions and fears of being observed or intentionally harmed.
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Exposure to conspiracy theories heightens paranoid thoughts, study finds
Exposure to conspiracy theories heightens paranoid thoughts, as found in a study using longitudinal and experimental methods, revealing that negative emotions play a key role in this relationship and highlighting the mental health risks of conspiracy beliefs.
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