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    Behavioral Immune System and Trypophobia
    (Klinik Psikiyatri Dergisi, 2022) Ozturk, Suleyman; Ceylan, Deniz; Demir, Ayse Banu; Kazdagli, Hasan; Erdeniz, Burak
    Pathogens, which are the source of infectious diseases, have imposed a strong selection pressure on human evo-lution as one of the most important causes of human death during the natural selection process. As a result of this, it is assumed that a variety of adaptations have evolved against infection threats and one of these adap-tations is the physiological immune system. However, activation of the physiological immune system can be quite costly for organisms in some cases, and therefore it has been recently proposed in evolutionary psychology that an adaptive system called behavioral immune sys-tem may have evolved in association with the proactive functional processes against pathogen threats. Furthermore, it was hypothesized that a number of psy-chopathologies might develop as a result of maladaptive processes affecting the functionality of this system, and one of these psychopathologies might be trypophobia. Trypophobia refers to a psychological disorder in which individuals experience aversion and disgust at excessive levels toward clusters of small objects such as holes and bumps. Following this, the current review was estab-lished within the framework of three distinct goals. Firstly, this review aimed to discuss the evolutionary basis and mechanisms of the behavioral immune system. Secondly, the review aimed to discuss the characteristic features and the etiological explanations of trypophobia. Finally, the review aimed to discuss how potential changes in the behavioral immune system might lead to the development of trypophobia.
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    The Responses of Radiology Professionals To the Covid-19 Pandemic
    (Dokuz Eylul Univ Inst Health Sciences, 2022-09-29) Alkan, Turkan; Çilengiroğlu, Özgül Vupa
    Purpose: This study aimed to investigate radiology professionals’ response to the impact of COVID-19 on professional practice. In addition, the fear and anxiety levels experienced by this workforce during the pandemic process were investigated. Methods: A quantitative cross-sectional study was conducted. The questionnaire covered information on demographic characteristics, the Coronavirus Overviews and Impacts, the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS), and the Fear of COVID-19 Scale. Logistic regression was used to model the relationship between \"CAS\" and \"Fear\" scores and variables. Data collected was analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (v.24). Results: A total of 290 responses were received, comprising 21.7% radiologists and 78.3% technicians. The key contributor factors to work-related stress were found to be the fear of COVID-19 infection, with 63.8%, the increase in workload, with 17.6% and inadequate personal protective equipment (PPE), with 11%. The percentages of anxiety were 75.6% for technician and 24.4% for radiologist. It was found that there was a significant association between \"CAS\" score and the gender variable (p=0.030<0.05), and similarly, between \"Fear\" score and gender (p-value=0.003) and age (p-value=0.080) variables. The women are 2.205 times more likely to be anxious than men (p=0.033) and 2.106 times more likely to be fear (p=0.003). Conclusion: Almost half of the participants reported adequate PPE availability during the study period. Despite this, most feared being infected with COVID-19. Therefore, it is important to provide timely and adequate personnel training, adequate availability of PPE and regular psychosocial support for radiology professinals, during future pandemics.