Fear is a natural part of the human experience. It keeps us alert, cautious, and alive. But while many people are familiar ...

"Phobias are often mischaracterized as irrational fears that someone should 'get over.' But the truth is that phobias are hardwired fear responses—from experience, trauma, or how we're wired ...

It is the vehicle through which you receive all your nutrients in the womb, so it’s possible that you could develop an irrational fear that it might get damaged if your bellybutton is tampered with.

A fear response can be rational (a response is warranted) or irrational (a phobia). An individual may also dismiss an actual threat, either completely, or mitigate it using presumed factors.

Sky News host Peta Credlin discusses the Labor government’s “irrational fear campaign” against nuclear power in Australia.

Phobias are a type of anxiety disorder characterized by a persistent, intense and irrational fear of an object, activity or situation. Some phobias are thought to be rooted in past traumatic ...

Actress Jennifer Aniston has shared that she harbored an “extreme fear” of flying. However, in a new interview with Travel + ...

Celebrated May 3 each year, National Textiles Day might be just another random or unknown holiday for many college students. But for Charlie Norwell, a first-year in animal sciences, it’s the day his ...

It is wise for investors “to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful,” according to one of Warren Buffett’s classic aphorisms.