178 | Afraid of the Dark

What to Expect:

It’s time for spooky psychology month! We are kicking off our creepy topics with a discussion about what gives us the creeps about the darkness! Like many things, we have reasonable hypotheses but little firm evidence. Nevertheless, it is worth digging into what we think we know and why!

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Links for Today:

https://www.sciencealert.com/here-s-the-evolutionary-reason-why-we-re-afraid-of-the-dark (Evolutionary reason for fearing darkness)
http://yourdost.com/blog/2016/03/the-psychology-of-fear-of-the-dark.html?q=%2Fblog%2F2016%2F03%2Fthe-psychology-of-fear-of-the-dark.html (More evolution and stats about fear of darkness)
https://www.verywellmind.com/fear-of-dark-2671872 (Symptoms and treatment of nyctophobia)
https://www.verywellmind.com/diagnosing-a-specific-phobia-2671981 (Diagnostic criteria for specific phobia disorders)
https://www.amazon.com/Coddling-American-Mind-Intentions-Generation-ebook/dp/B076NVFT5P/ref=sr_1_2?crid=10L25TZN4UV4U&dchild=1&keywords=the+coddling+of+the+american+mind&qid=1600603082&sprefix=the+coddling+%2Caps%2C145&sr=8-2 (Book on getting over fear of darkness)
https://letgrow.org/prof-jonathan-haidt-on-how-overparenting-backfires-and-how-to-undo-the-damage/ (Overparenting as it contributes to fear of darkness)
https://www.healthline.com/health/nyctophobia#treatment (Treatment for nyctophobia)
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.850.9170&rep=rep1&type=pdf (Unpublished dissertation on desensitization to reduce fear of darkness in children)

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