- A perceived threat, danger, pain, harm
- Chain of reactions in the brain
- Release of chemicals in the body
- Almost all have some kind of fear
How prone am I to fear ?
Fear is an emotion
Fear is part of human nature
- Evolutionary reason
- Sensitive threat-detection system
- Helped to survive and reproduce
Continued...
Fear is part of human nature
- Universal fears supposedly evolved (like wild animals)
- Specific fears seemingly learned (like road accident)
Fear has a purpose
- A motive to protect ourselves
- Alerts us for dangers
- Leads us to avoid harmful things
Phobia is irrational fear
- Intense fear with little or no real danger
- Realization of irrationality, but fail to control
- Genetic or experience related
Tips for Fear
- Seek exposure
- Enhance experience
- Fight or Flight; resist Freeze