The in Focus Box Discussing Biological Preparedness Notes That Researchers

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The In Focus box discussing biological preparedness notes that researchers Arne Öhman and Susan Mineka have accumulated experimental evidence supporting the evolutionary explanation for the most common phobias, especially fear of snakes.

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Definitions:

Fixated

An intense focus or obsession on a particular object, concept, or person, often to the exclusion of other considerations.

Oral Stage

A term used in Freudian psychology to describe the first stage of psychosexual development, where pleasure centers on the mouth.

Freud

Also known as the father of psychoanalysis, Freud developed theories on the unconscious mind, mechanisms of repression, and the importance of dreams.

Latency Period

In psychoanalytic theory, a stage of psychosexual development in childhood where sexual urges are inactive or dormant.