Another limitation of this present study is its cross-sectional research design.
Findings of the study have implications for the development of clinical interventions targeting mediators of psychological distress associated with social anxiety.
It may be relevant that the offspring of adults with panic disorder show selected allergic disorders reflecting anomalies in the immune system Kagan et al.
These are all common links between stress and anxiety.
If snakes were a biologically potent incentive for fear, a majority of monkeys should have shown an immediate withdrawal reaction.
Two experimental tasks have confirmed that adults with anxiety disorders are characterized by an attentional bias for processing information about threat.