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Exploring the Nature of Fear: What Do People Fear the Most and Possible Correlation with the Spiral Dynamics

All of us, in one way or another, have fears in our lives. Of course, everyone has fears, but this does not change the essence because their nature is always the same. But still, what do people fear most of all? What is the spirit of fear, and can we fight it?

To answer these questions thoroughly and exhaustively, we would have to write more than one three-volume book because this topic is deep and vast. But we will make a small attempt to clarify these things, in small. And we should start with the definition of fear as such.

What is fear?

Fear is an internal human state caused by a perceived or actual threatened calamity. Psychology views fear as an emotional process with a negative connotation.

According to the American psychologist Carroll Ellis Izard's theory of differential emotions, fear belongs to the basic emotions; in other words, it is innate - its physiological component, facial expressions, and specific subjective experiences have a genetic basis.

Fear drives a person to avoid danger, adjust his behavior in a certain way, and perform various actions that he believes can protect him.

Everyone has their fears: from the banal fear of insects or mice to the fear of poverty and death. There are even phobias - persistent, irrational fears of something. In short, as many people as there are fears. But some fears are common to many people; people fear the same things. Below we have listed the most "popular" fears that concern people all over the world:

trypophobia - fear or disgust of closely packed holes,
acrophobia - fear of heights,
agoraphobia - fear of open spaces,
apeirophobia - fear of eternity,
arachnophobia - fear of spiders,
claustrophobia - fear of enclosed spaces,
emetophobia - fear of vomiting or seeing others being sick,
megalophobia - fear of large objects or things,
thalassophobia - fear of large and deep bodies of water (sea, oceans, pools, or lakes),

see the full list of fears below after the charts.

According to the Spiral Dynamics theory, a person goes through different stages in his development (spiral turns, colors). As the external conditions of life change, so do fears. Is there a connection between a person's fears and their stages of development (spiral turns, colors)? How random or stable is this connection? Mathematics in psychology answers these questions used by Dr. Clare W. Graves, who developed Spiral Dynamics.

As Ben Yoskovitz, co-author of Lean Analytics, wrote:

“Finding a correlation between two metrics is a good thing. Correlations can help you predict what will happen. But finding the cause of something means you can change it. Usually, causations aren’t simple one-to-one relationships–there are lots of factors at play, but even a degree of causality is valuable.

You prove causality by finding a correlation, then running experiments where you control the other variables and measure the difference. It’s hard to do, but causality is really an analytics superpower–it gives you the power to hack the future.”

Below you can read an abridged version of the results of our VUCA poll “Fears“. The full results of our VUCA poll “Fears“ are available for free in the FAQ section after login or registration.

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Kev faib tawm ib txwm, los ntawm William Seas Gosset (Tub Ntxhais Kawm) r = 0.0331

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Txhua nqe lus nug Txhua nqe lus nug Kuv qhov kev ntshai tshaj plaws yog
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Answer 1	-	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0562	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0311	Tsis muaj zog tsis zoo -0.0164	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0903	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0301	Tsis muaj zog tsis zoo -0.0120	Tsis muaj zog tsis zoo -0.1534
Answer 2	-	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0217	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0011	Tsis muaj zog tsis zoo -0.0455	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0660	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0440	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0117	Tsis muaj zog tsis zoo -0.0942
Answer 3	-	Tsis muaj zog tsis zoo -0.0034	Tsis muaj zog tsis zoo -0.0104	Tsis muaj zog tsis zoo -0.0419	Tsis muaj zog tsis zoo -0.0451	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0462	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0780	Tsis muaj zog tsis zoo -0.0204
Answer 4	-	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0436	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0362	Tsis muaj zog tsis zoo -0.0177	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0150	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0296	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0189	Tsis muaj zog tsis zoo -0.0984
Answer 5	-	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0298	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.1270	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0133	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0724	Tsis muaj zog tsis zoo -0.0002	Tsis muaj zog tsis zoo -0.0199	Tsis muaj zog tsis zoo -0.1742
Answer 6	-	Tsis muaj zog tsis zoo -0.0003	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0089	Tsis muaj zog tsis zoo -0.0627	Tsis muaj zog tsis zoo -0.0074	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0190	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0825	Tsis muaj zog tsis zoo -0.0321
Answer 7	-	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0123	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0388	Tsis muaj zog tsis zoo -0.0684	Tsis muaj zog tsis zoo -0.0238	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0468	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0631	Tsis muaj zog tsis zoo -0.0517
Answer 8	-	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0699	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0857	Tsis muaj zog tsis zoo -0.0318	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0150	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0341	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0125	Tsis muaj zog tsis zoo -0.1372
Answer 9	-	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0666	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.1681	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0094	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0694	Tsis muaj zog tsis zoo -0.0131	Tsis muaj zog tsis zoo -0.0533	Tsis muaj zog tsis zoo -0.1815
Answer 10	-	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0776	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0744	Tsis muaj zog tsis zoo -0.0185	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0224	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0352	Tsis muaj zog tsis zoo -0.0135	Tsis muaj zog tsis zoo -0.1293
Answer 11	-	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0585	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0531	Tsis muaj zog tsis zoo -0.0094	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0086	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0195	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0313	Tsis muaj zog tsis zoo -0.1200
Answer 12	-	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0378	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.1030	Tsis muaj zog tsis zoo -0.0357	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0350	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0261	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0297	Tsis muaj zog tsis zoo -0.1510
Answer 13	-	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0642	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.1044	Tsis muaj zog tsis zoo -0.0454	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0259	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0424	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0183	Tsis muaj zog tsis zoo -0.1595
Answer 14	-	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0718	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.1034	Tsis muaj zog tsis zoo -0.0003	Tsis muaj zog tsis zoo -0.0085	Tsis muaj zog tsis zoo -0.0016	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0074	Tsis muaj zog tsis zoo -0.1172
Answer 15	-	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0550	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.1382	Tsis muaj zog tsis zoo -0.0418	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0181	Tsis muaj zog tsis zoo -0.0163	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0211	Tsis muaj zog tsis zoo -0.1183
Answer 16	-	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0591	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0276	Tsis muaj zog tsis zoo -0.0384	Tsis muaj zog tsis zoo -0.0397	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0651	Tsis muaj zog zoo 0.0280	Tsis muaj zog tsis zoo -0.0710

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The correlation analysis revealed intriguing patterns that can be utilized in practice across various domains. Here's how you can leverage this valuable information.

Understanding Cultural Variations: By examining the correlation between fears and Spiral Dynamics colors across different countries and languages, we gain deeper insights into cultural variations in how fears manifest and are influenced by different value systems. This understanding can be invaluable for individuals and organizations operating in multicultural settings, helping them navigate diverse perspectives and tailor strategies accordingly.

Personal and Professional Development: Recognizing the correlation between fears and Spiral Dynamics colors can give individuals powerful self-awareness and personal growth opportunities. By understanding how their fears align with specific color values, individuals can gain insights into their own value systems and areas for personal development. This awareness can also enhance interpersonal dynamics and collaboration within teams.

Leadership and Team Management: The correlation between fears and Spiral Dynamics colors can have practical implications for leadership and team management. Leaders can leverage this knowledge to identify potential sources of fear within their teams and implement targeted strategies to address them. Leaders can enhance trust, teamwork, and overall team performance by fostering an environment that acknowledges and supports individuals' fears based on their value systems.

Cross-Cultural Collaboration: The correlation findings provide a unique opportunity for cross-cultural collaboration. Professionals from different countries and languages can use this knowledge to bridge cultural gaps, empathize with others' fears, and build meaningful connections based on a deeper understanding of diverse value systems. It can catalyze more inclusive and effective collaboration.

Psychological and Societal Insights: The correlation between fears and Spiral Dynamics colors over time and across countries and languages offers valuable insights into psychological and societal dynamics. It can contribute to our understanding of how fears evolve, adapt, and shape individuals and communities. This knowledge can inform research, policy-making, and interventions to address societal challenges and promote well-being.

The intersection of fears and Spiral Dynamics colors opens up many possibilities for personal growth, leadership effectiveness, cross-cultural understanding, and societal impact. Let's leverage these findings to foster a more empathetic, inclusive, and supportive world.

I invite you to dive into the full research report, engage in meaningful discussions, and explore how these insights can be applied in your personal and professional endeavors. Together, we can make a difference!

The list of fears continued:

aerophobia - fear of flying (in an airplane),
aichmophobia - fear of sharp objects,
ailurophobia - fear of cats,
aquaphobia - fear of water,
anatidaephobia - fear that somewhere, a duck or goose is watching you,
androphobia - fear of men,
anthropophobia - fear of people, crowds,
astraphobia - fear of thunder and lightning,
atelophobia - fear of imperfection,
athazagoraphobia - fear of forgetting someone or something, as well as a fear of being forgotten,
atychiphobia - fear of failure,
autophobia or monophobia - fear of being alone,
cherophobia - fear of happiness, a person has an irrational aversion to being happy,
coulrophobia - fear when you see clowns or clown images,
cynophobia - fear of dogs,
dentophobia - fear of dentistry,
dermatophobia - fear of getting a skin disease,
erythrophobia - fear of blushing,
entomophobia - fear of insects,
gamophobia - fear of commitment or marriage,
glenophobia - fear of looking at dolls or special situations,
glossophobia - fear of public speaking,
gynophobia - fear of women,
hemophobia - fear of seeing blood or getting tests or shots where blood may be involved,
haphephobia - fear of being touched,
hypsophobia - fear of heights,
hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia - the fear of long words,
homicidophobia - fear of committing murder,
herpetophobia - fear or aversion to reptiles, commonly lizards and snakes,
maniophobia - fear of madness,
mephobia - fear of becoming so awesome that the human race can't handle it and everybody dies,
misophobia - fear of hatred,
mysophobia - fear of contamination and germs,
nosophobia - fear of injury, incurable disease, infection,
nomophobia (NO MObile PHone PhoBIA) - fear of being without a mobile device, or beyond mobile phone contact,
nyctophobia - fear of the dark,
ophidiophobia - fear of snakes,
ombrophobia - fear of rain, from intense weather to a drizzle,
pediophobia - fear of children, dolls, or inanimate objects that look real,
philophobia - fear of falling in love,
phobophobia - fear of being afraid,
phonophobia - fear of sound,
pantophobia - all-encompassing compulsive fear,
pistanthrophobia - fear of trusting people or getting hurt by someone in a romantic relationship,
sitophobia - fear of eating,
scoptophobia - fear of scrutiny that can interfere with your daily activities in many ways,
scopophobia - fear of being seen in public or stared at by others,
social phobia - fear in social settings, fear of situations in which you may be judged negatively,
somniphobia - fear of sleep,
suicidophobia - fear of committing suicide,
taphophobia - fear of being buried alive,
thanatophobia - fear of sudden death,
tokophobia - fear of pregnancy and can lead to avoidance of childbirth,
trichophobia - fear of seeing or touching hair,
trypanophobia - fear of needles,
venustraphobia - fear of beautiful women,
xenophobia - fear of the unknown; in modern usage, the word has evolved to mean the fear of strangers or foreigners — but its original meaning is much broader.

2023.04.07

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