Fear : Fear And Phobia

The allure of fear is interesting for some people for several reasons. These people have another perspective of how they react when they see something scary or read it. They don’t react the same way as other people that don’t like scary things. Other people like to be scared. Some people motivate others by saying to them they are not so scary and everything that is happening there is not real, since they use fiction elements, like characters, details and scenarios. These scary elements have real details but also have scenarios that are not real, this means it is magical realism. This thought of liking scary things is a physiological problem. Scientist make an article showing proof that there is a big pole of people that like scary scenarios.

In human nature there exists a morbid desire to explore the darker realms of life. As sensitive beings we make every effort to deny our curiosity in the things that frighten us, and will calmly reassure our children that there aren't any creatures under their beds each night, but deep down we secretly thrive on that cool rush of fear. Despite our efforts to maintain a balance of respectable emotions, we are a society of people who slow down to look at traffic accidents and find excitement in the macabre. We turn off the lights when watching scary movies, and when it's time to go to bed, we secretly make sure the closet doors are shut. Fear keeps our hearts pumping and endorphins rushing, for it is an emotion that reminds us of our

Fear: an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat(Websters Dictionary).Fear is something that our lives have adapted to rarely use as our ancient predecessors have.In our day and age the concept of fear comes through the stress of work. We humans no longer fear a cold nor do we fear storms as our houses protect us and on average our life spans are longer as old in the Paleolithic was 33 while currently it is 71.5(Wikipedia Life Expectancy). Why then is our fear so extensive that it can make us freeze up? “The answer is our legacy of ancient fears, the result of having spent millions of years running from predators. Our fear response is more influenced by the ancient species we struggled to escape than any modern challenges.”(The evolutionary legacy of having been prey.By Rob Dunn) This is one of the statements about human life. If this is so how do we develop from terror to finding fear fun?

Fear is one of the oldest,strongest, most uncontrollable and an unavoidable feelings. It can: make you sweat, make you cry, shake or even lose your appetite for food. It can also cause people to do stupid things that they never would do in ordinary circumstances. This can be seen in many different aspects of life. One place it can be seen is literature. It can also be seen in movies and t.v. The last place fear is shown is real life.

Known as a mental disorder a phobia is a persistent fear of a specific object, activity, or situation that leads to compelling desire to avoid it. Phobias tend to affect the way people live their lives, for example, their working and social environments, considering that they last for a very long time and are capable to cause intense psychological physical stress. It is considered today the most common mental and anxiety disorder in the United States (Matig Mavissakalian & David H. Barlow 1981 pp 2). There are many phobias such as: the fear of aging, fear of changing, fear of clowns, fear of getting fat, fear of being in closed spaces, etc.

The definition of fear is an unpleasant emotion resulting in being afraid of someone or something that is a dangerous threat. However, fear can come in many forms and affect people in several different ways. Fear is evident in all areas of life. Everyone experiences fear whether the outcome is positive or negative. Fear is no doubt inevitable. For example,whenever you have to present a speech, you may fear ridicule or judgement. Or when you are walking to your car late at night by yourself, you fear many dangerous situations that can happen. According to Mary C. Lamia in “The Complexity of Fear” in Psychology Today, fear in terms of psychology is described as the fear of the unknown, fear of death, and catastrophic fear. Mary C. Lamia has found

Though the experience of phobias is relatively common and their physical characteristics are generally well understood, there is no real consensus on the neurobiological basis of phobias. Instead, there are currently several different models and theories that work to try to understand how and why phobias occur in the human brain. Most hypotheses regarding phobias take a different approach, from biological to psychoanalytic to evolutionary. Is there one model that seems "less wrong" or more satisfying in our efforts to understand the biology of phobias? Using the various models, how do phobias seem to come about? How does thinking about phobias add to our understanding of the brain and behavior?

One thing I learned about fear is that it can basically act for us. With fear humans can make critical decisions that they wouldn’t dare make without fear edging them on. A story that particularly shocked me was the story of a young woman named Kelly. She followed her

things comes to our mind. Fear has a broad meaning and is experienced in every aspect of our

Another more debatable reason people have fear inserts the claim that humans may simply inherit genes that transmit fear(s) towards certain things. It is believed by some scientists that the negative experiences that an organism’s ancestor(s) have encountered in his or her life may have manifested a fear in the organism. This fear then can get passed down to that organism’s future offspring, through sperm cells, as part of the new

of man on the planet. Fears are of many kinds—fear of objects, fear of people, fear of the future,

Things you fear can become a part of who you are, even in your everyday life. “He knew that fear was the only weapon he had left to save my life and if I didn’t fear the threat of the plague, then dammit, I was going to fear him!” (Brooks 46) People can do anything to save themselves or others in a panic of fear. Seeing others in desperate situation of saving themselves sparks fear in

What causes fear? Often times fear is caused by ones imagination. This is evident in the Edgar Allan Poe short story “The fall of the house of usher” and the movie “The sixth sense” directed by Minight shyamalon. Imagination over comes reason when people are afraid. Imagination overcomes reason when people are afraid.

One of the cardinal emotions that govern the very way in which we live is fear. Fear is embedded in our DNA and oversees almost everything that we do. Animals, and humanity in particular, have used fear to our advantage and disadvantage ever since the stone ages. Fear has assumed an even bigger role in today’s culture, especially the idea of being scared for fun. Horror books, movies, haunted houses and theme park rides are all examples of how we love to scare ourselves. Edgar Allan Poe, one of America’s greatest authors and poets, loved to be scared as well. In particular, Mr. Poe loved to scare others. He did this in almost all of his stories, using many different techniques. Poe is also one of the very few authors whose stories have

Fear is an instinctive emotion which can be triggered by many different stimuli. Since every person feels fear as it is an evolutionary trait meant for preserving the survival of mankind, each person’s actions and reaction in the face of fear are different. Fear is a response to danger, and there is no right or wrong way to respond to danger. As long as the response to fear ensures survival, there is no right or wrong way to respond to it, as proven by Golding and Lamia. Understanding the role fear plays on humans can be extremely beneficial in understanding human nature. If our early primal ancestors did not feel the emotion of fear, it is hard to say whether or not our human race could have survived for as long as it has. Thus, understanding the role of fear in our lives is crucial to understanding human nature as a whole and the nature of our survival as a race for so long. After all, in the words of author Veronica Roth, “fear doesn't shut you down; it wakes you up.” Roth’s words echo exactly what Golding and Lumia tells us about the place of fear in our lives through their works too, stating that fear is crucial to our