How Do We Develop Fears and Phobias? | Ask an Expert

Do you remember how you developed a fear or phobia? Professor Ottmar Lipp, from Curtin's School of Psychology, explains how our fears develop, how they're treated and how his research is aiming to reduce fear relapse in our next episode of Ask An Expert.

[bingonamo]

Lol, unfortunately I am not afraid of snakes. Possibly because I am from NZ, one of the few countries in the world that doesn't have any. So when I have seen them in Australia, it was hard for me to register that there might be potential danger. Spiders on the other hand, are a completely different

[akaxgaming]

Imagine getting married to someone who is scared of teenagers 😅:👁️👄👁️

[visitworld]

I have fear of catching hiv from food that is made by someone.i avoid to eat it at any cost.i don't like to shake hand with people.few days ago I went to visit my family after 10 years.i was so scared at airport, I was thinking that maybe there are some illegal drugs in my new shoes and clothes.i was thinking that if security catch me with drugs they will put me behind the bars, and I will die within seconds.i want to stay alone.i don't trust in anybody, even my family.i believe that everyone is my enemy.

[letyrxy]

I am afraid of dogs because A dog jumped on me when I was 3 years old and the dog was going to bite me