Conservatives Feel World is Dark and Unsafe

In the current election campaign, Republicans are organizing their message around a theme of fear. That is hardly surprising given scientific evidence that the brains of conservatives are more strongly reactive to threats. For that reason, the campaign strategy is more likely to resonate with their own base than it is to bring in new voters.read more

Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - October 13, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Nigel Barber, Ph.D. Tags: Anxiety Evolutionary Psychology Politics Social Life amygdala democrats fear Republicans voting Source Type: news