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Overview of Anxiety Disorders - Psychiatry - MSD Manuals msdmanuals.com 6 facts
claimAnxiety disorders are differentiated from one another based on the specific objects or situations that induce the fear, anxiety, and associated behavioral changes.
claimAnxiety is less tied to the exact timing of a threat than fear; it can be anticipatory, persist after a threat has passed, or occur without an identifiable threat.
claimPeople often experience fear and anxiety through physical changes, such as sweating or nausea, and behavioral changes, such as avoidance or anger.
claimFear is defined as an emotional, physical, and behavioral response to an immediately recognizable external threat, such as an intruder or a car spinning on ice.
claimAnxiety disorders are characterized by persistent and excessive fear and anxiety, along with dysfunctional behavioral changes used to mitigate these feelings.
claimAnxiety is defined as a distressing, unpleasant emotional state of nervousness and uneasiness with less clear causes than fear.
Self-awareness, self-regulation, and self-transcendence (S-ART) frontiersin.org 5 facts
claimMorphometric changes in the brain are associated with improved emotion regulation and extinction of fear, according to research by Milad et al. (2005) and Etkin et al. (2011).
claimThe thickness of the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) is directly correlated with extinction retention after fear conditioning, suggesting that increased mPFC size following training may explain the ability of meditators to modulate fear, as noted by Milad et al. (2005), Ott et al. (2010a), and Holzel et al. (2011b).
referenceThe dorsomedial prefrontal cortex (DMPFC) and dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) modulate the physiological and behavioral expression of fear and are critical in extinction and reconsolidation, as reported by Quirk et al. (2010).
claimWells and Matthews (1996), Bishop (2007), and Beck (2008) identify exposure, extinction, and reconsolidation as critical mechanisms for reducing habitual anxiety and fear and facilitating therapeutic change.
claimThe ventromedial prefrontal cortex (VMPFC) modulates the amygdala response and extinguishes the expression of fear within the relevant functional circuitry.
Environmental factors and mental health | Research Starters - EBSCO ebsco.com 3 facts
claimTrauma resulting from environmental stressors often causes high levels of anxiety and fear because it undermines the expectations of safety and trust individuals hold regarding their living environment.
claimTrauma resulting from environmental stressors often causes high levels of anxiety and fear because it destroys an individual's expectations of safety and trust in their living environment.
claimThe primary stressor associated with living in an environment where crime is likely is fear, which can become chronic and intrusive, increase helplessness, and compromise lifestyle.
Evolutionary psychology - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 3 facts
claimHumans acquire a fear of spiders and snakes as easily as they do a pointed gun, and more easily than an unpointed gun, rabbits, or flowers, despite spiders and snakes causing few fatalities.
referenceArne Öhman and Susan Mineka published 'Fears, phobias, and preparedness: Toward an evolved module of fear and fear learning' in Psychological Review in 2001, arguing for an evolved mechanism for fear acquisition.
claimHumans share at least five basic emotions: fear, sadness, happiness, anger, and disgust.
The Impact of Maternal Childhood Trauma on Children's Problem ... dovepress.com Nov 4, 2024 2 facts
claimChildren often learn negative emotional responses, such as fear, anger, and sadness, from their mothers, adopting similar emotional and behavioral patterns that contribute to the development of behavioral issues.
claimParents with childhood trauma often exhibit strong emotional responses such as fear, anger, sadness, and avoidance behaviors, which are observed and learned by young children, affecting their behavioral and emotional development.
Why Is Sleep Important for Our Mental and Physical Health? insightspsychology.org Oct 29, 2024 2 facts
referenceA study published in The Journal of Neuroscience found that sleep deprivation heightens the brain’s emotional centers, particularly the amygdala, which is responsible for fear and aggression.
referenceA study published in The Journal of Neuroscience found that sleep deprivation heightens the brain’s emotional centers, specifically the amygdala, which is responsible for fear and aggression.
Understanding Behavioral Aspects of Financial Planning and Investing financialplanningassociation.org Mar 1, 2015 2 facts
quoteFisher (2014) stated: “One of the greatest services a financial adviser can provide to clients is helping to ensure that in times of market turbulence, reason, discipline, and objectivity triumph over emotions such as fear, greed, and regret.”
claimInvestor behavior often deviates from logic and reason, with emotions like greed and fear influencing decisions and contributing to asset pricing bubbles.
The Hard Problem of Consciousness | Springer Nature Link link.springer.com 1 fact
referenceRichard Rorty (1979) introduced the concept of 'Antipodians' who communicate their feelings by referring to their 'c-fibres firing' when they experience emotions like fear.
Mind Over Money: Behavioral Economics and Financial Decision ... linkedin.com Dec 9, 2024 1 fact
claimEmotions, such as fear and anxiety, play a crucial role in financial decision-making and can drive individuals to make impulsive or irrational choices, such as missing out on potential gains due to an overly cautious approach.
Complexity and the Evolution of Consciousness | Biological Theory link.springer.com Sep 14, 2022 1 fact
claimRandolph Nesse and George Williams argue that emotional states considered indicative of poor wellbeing, such as pain and fear, are evolutionary adaptations that are 'unpleasant by design.'
Virtue Epistemology - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu Jul 9, 1999 1 fact
accountThagard (2002) analyzed James Watson's (1969) autobiography regarding the discovery of DNA structure and found that the most common emotions expressed were interest and the joy of discovery, followed by fear, hope, anger, distress, aesthetic appreciation, and surprise.
The Impact of Cognitive Biases on Professionals' Decision-Making frontiersin.org 1 fact
referenceH. Shefrin published 'Beyond Greed and Fear: Understanding Behavioral Finance and the Psychology of Investing' through Harvard Business School Press in 2000.
Evolutionary Psychology | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy iep.utm.edu 1 fact
referenceMineka and Cook (1988) showed that laboratory-raised monkeys learn to fear snakes after observing another monkey exhibiting fear, but they do not learn to fear flowers under the same conditions.
The function(s) of consciousness: an evolutionary perspective frontiersin.org Nov 25, 2024 1 fact
procedureThe MDIS model describes a process for modulating behavior based on odor: (1) an animal encounters an odor associated with fear based on memory, (2) the feeling of fear co-occurs with a specific location coded by hippocampal place cells, and (3) a link forms between the hippocampus and the center responsible for the sensation, causing the sensation to be evoked upon future arrival at that location.
Stress, Lifestyle, and Health – Psychology 2e OpenStax pressbooks.cuny.edu 1 fact
claimNegative affectivity is defined as a tendency to experience distressed emotional states, including anger, contempt, disgust, guilt, fear, and nervousness.
Emotional Development and Attachment | Lifespan Development courses.lumenlearning.com 1 fact
claimInfants express pleasure through laughter between 3 and 5 months of age, and express displeasure specifically as fear, sadness, or anger between 6 and 8 months of age.
Attention - Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science - MIT oecs.mit.edu Jul 24, 2024 1 fact
claimFear strongly directs attention to the stimuli that trigger the fear response.
Associations between pain intensity, psychosocial factors ... - Nature nature.com Jun 12, 2024 1 fact
claimIn a meta-analysis of the relationship between pain and disability, self-efficacy, psychological distress, and fear were identified as mediators, while catastrophizing did not show a mediating effect.
Virtue Epistemology - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu Jul 9, 1999 1 fact
claimIntellectual courage disposes its bearer to experience appropriate fear and confidence in epistemic matters.
Understanding the Human Side of Money: Behavioral Finance Basics thewealthguardians.com Jan 30, 2026 1 fact
claimBehavioral finance acknowledges that factors such as fear, optimism, and social influence play significant roles in financial behavior, rather than assuming individuals always act with pure logic.