Our purpose was to evaluate joint hypermobility, an inherited disorder of the connective
tissue significantly associated with anxiety disorders, in a sample of nonclinical students in
relation to the frequency of severe fears and consumption of chocolate, coffee, cigarettes,
and alcohol. One hundred fifty students completed the Hakim and Grahame Simple
Questionnaire to detect hypermobility and the self-administered modified Wolpe Fear Scale
(100 items). Severe fears and daily consumption of cigarettes, alcohol, coffee, and chocolate …