Abstract
Fear is by contemporary psychology considered to be one of the basic emotions with strong evolutionary roots. As a completely natural reaction to a possible threat to the organism, it can be observed not only in humans, but across the animal realm, from the original vertebrates.
Like every basic emotion, fear is clearly recognizable, universally widespread in the face, the physiological response of the organism, and the specific area of the brain that primarily frightens fear. The basic psychological knowledge of fear will be the subject of the introduction to the lecture.
In the main section, we will focus on a particular object from which the most likely people in the world are likely to be horrified, and are snakes. We will look specifically at how the serpent, as a significant evolutionary threat, has influenced the development of some human psychological functions.
From monkeys to humans, from experiments with extra-sensory perception to magnetic resonance experiments, listeners gradually become acquainted with the meaning of a snake as a prototype object of fear. Finally, we will try to uncover why some people get rid of natural fear of their hands and develop phobias.