Fears of Physicians and other Professionals Groups
In: The international journal of social psychiatry, Band 32, Heft 4, S. 13-18
ISSN: 1741-2854
Physicians, attorneys, and professors express a significantly different degree of fearfulness, although they prioritize their fears similarly. Physicians appear particularly to fear sickness and ageing, issues directly relevant to their chosen profession. The other two groups, however, do not demonstrate any specific outstanding fears. Results are discussed for a mixed sex, and an all male sample.