People are social animals. We get our social cues from others. If parents, teachers, etc show anxiety over something like math, it is entirely natural for yout

People are social animals. We get our social cues from others. If parents, teachers, etc show anxiety over something like math, it is entirely natural for youth to develop the same anxieties. Related: http://www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/news/releases/people-arent-born-afraid-of-spiders-and-snakes-fear-is-quickly-learned-during-infancy.html http://www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/news/releases/...