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Oct 1, 2026 9 min

Turns out there's a science to being scared

from WWJ: On-Demand

Anxiety and trauma psychiatrist in the School of Medicine, director of the Stress, Trauma, and Anxiety Research Clinic and author of Afraid Dr. Arash Javanbakht tells WWJ's Amanda Forrester why people love being scared at Halloween. (photo credit: Getty Images)

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