12. OKT. 2020

verywellmind.com › theories-on-the-development-of-phobias-2671514

According to the learning theory, phobias develop when fear responses are reinforced or punished. Both reinforcement and punishment can be positive or negative. Positive reinforcement is the presentation of something…

11. APR.

verywellmind.com › the-psychology-of-fear-2671696

According to psychology research, fear is a primal emotion that involves a universal biochemical response and a high individual emotional response. Fear alerts us to the presence of danger or…

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Theory argues that the basis of emotional experiences are based on peripheral and physiological sensations such as heart rate and blood pressure. Fear and ...

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A major shift in the concept of fear occurred in 1895 when Sigmund Freud separated out from the syndrome of ‘neurasthenia’ a specific entity he termed ‘Neurosis Anxiety.’. This conceptual…

26. OKT. 2021

verywellmind.com › the-four-fear-responses-fight-flight-freeze-and-fawn-5205083

The human experience of fear begins in the amygdala, the part of the brain that processes many of our emotions. When the amygdala is activated due to possible danger, it…

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This chapter will discuss changes in psychological theories regarding concepts of how fear develops. In the early period of psychology, the psychology of learning exerted a strong influence, and it…

25. FEB. 2018

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Clinical researchers have found that the fear of fear (or what is technically labeled “anxiety sensitivity” which is the anxious feelings folks have of being anxious or fearful or whatever)…

8. NOV. 2022

verywellmind.com › what-is-a-theory-2795970

Psychological theories are fact-based ideas that describe a phenomenon of human behavior. These theories are based on a hypothesis, which is backed by evidence. Thus, the two key components of…

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Humans can “learn” new sources of fear and anxiety through a process called Pavlovian conditioning, where adverse or harmful outcomes, especially repeated ones, make us fear cues of those outcomes.…

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As such, Adolphs (2013) perceives fear to be a central state of organisms. This case study report provides a comprehensive discussion based on the psychological construction of emotions through the…

3. NOV. 2022

simplypsychology.org › what-is-fear

Evolutionary theory of fear. Seligman (1971) applied his preparedness hypothesis theory to explain why humans fear. The preparedness hypothesis is the belief that humans have a tendency to fear things…

13. JULI 2020

online.csp.edu › resources › article › pyschology-of-fear

Understanding the Psychology of Fear. The biological processes behind the psychology of fear are complex and varied. However, the cultural interest in horror entertainment seems to have a foundation in…

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Early findings suggest that fears of death predict anxiety about the virus, which in turn is shown to predict broader psychological distress. These findings may suggest a causal relationship between…