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  1. neurolaunch.com

    Sep 14, 2024From the instinctive fear that makes us jump at a sudden noise to the existential dread that keeps us up at night, fear is an integral part of what makes us human. ... C. C., Dalgleish, T., Silston, B., & Prévost, C. (2015). The ecology of human fear: survival optimization and the nervous system. Frontiers in neuroscience, 9, 55. ...
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  3. andrewplimmer.com

    Dec 31, 2024The Evolutionary Role of Fear in Human Behavior. To understand The Psychology of Fear, we must first acknowledge its roots. Fear is a survival mechanism, hardwired into our brains to keep us safe. When our ancestors faced predators, fear triggered the fight-or-flight response, sharpening their senses and preparing their bodies for action.
  4. psychologytoday.com

    Another key finding from research on fear and decision-making is that perceived risks are often inversely proportional to perceived benefits. 6,7 This helps us understand why we tend to ...
  5. newstatesman.com

    How fear makes us human. ... "Most of human history is irreparably lost to us. Our species, Homo sapiens, has existed for at least 200,000 years, but for most of that time we have next to no idea what was happening." But if history contains so many blank pages, how can they be so sure that human beings are natural anarchists? ...
  6. neurolaunch.com

    Sep 30, 2024After all, fear is a universal human experience, as ingrained in our psyche as love or joy. But unlike those positive emotions, fear often feels like an unwelcome intruder, hijacking our thoughts and leaving us feeling powerless. ... plays a crucial role in anxiety levels. Low serotonin can make us more susceptible to fear and worry. It's ...
  7. research.umn.edu

    If you instead come to fear all dogs, not just the one that bit you, that fear might drastically change where you go and with whom you spend time, becoming a detriment, not a benefit. This phenomenon—where fear changes how we act when there is no imminent threat—is what interests Shmuel Lissek, PhD, associate professor of psychology in the ...
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