Fear due to previous experience, events and objects is:: (A) Innate fear, (B) Objective fear, (C) Subjective fear, (D) Obstinate fear
Answer is B. Objective fear: Fears due to events, objects and specific conditioning. Previous experience (dental trauma) or generalization (medical experience).
Innate fear (without stimuli or previous experience): It is thus also dependent on the vulnerability of the individual.
Subjective fear: Fears transmitted to the individual are termed subjective fears. They may due to:
- Family experiences, peer (friends), information media (TV, papers, comics).
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