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Synonyms Alarm response; Anxiety; Defensive state; Panic; Terror; Threat response Definition and Summary The term fear is colloquially used to denote the multifaceted experiential, behavioral, and physiological responses of human beings (and sometimes nonhuman animals) to perceived danger. Recently, authors in Psychology, Neuro-
1 sty 2002 · Anxiety is the total response of a human being to threat or danger. Each experience of anxiety involves a perception of danger, thoughts about harm, and a process of physiological alarm and...
Anxiety is also normal. It is a feeling of fear, worry or nervousness. It is a person’s specific reaction to stress. Its origin is internal. Anxiety is a persistent feeling of apprehension or dread in situations that are not actually threatening. Unlike stress, anxiety persists even after a concern has passed or in the absence of a stressor – a
Some common synonyms of fear are alarm, dread, fright, panic, terror, and trepidation. While all these words mean "painful agitation in the presence or anticipation of danger," fear is the most general term and implies anxiety and usually loss of courage.
You may experience intense episodes of fear that seem to come out of the blue, and make you feel out of control. You may worry you are having a heart attack or even dying. These are called panic attacks. You may have specific fears of things like animals (dogs or spiders). These are called phobias. Causes of anxiety
Based upon the findings from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), the chapters collected here highlight contemporary approaches to the classifica-tion, presentation, etiology, assessment, and treatment of anxiety and related disorders.
an overview of recent scientific findings that show how fear and anxiety are similar, yet also vastly different. This chapter describes the contemporary definitions and purported functions of fear and anxiety and reviews recent neurophysiological and behavioral evidence that support their conceptual distinction.
