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Sep 1, 2002 · It is characterized by increased arousal, expectancy, autonomic and neuroendocrine activation, and specific behavior patterns. The function of these changes is to facilitate coping with an...
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A phobia is defined as an extreme, overwhelming fear or aversion to an object or situation and it is much more pronounced than a regular fear. Symptoms may include dry mouth, palpitations (irregular heartbeats),
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Mar 20, 2017 · This review focuses mainly on the involvement of the amygdala in normal innate fear and dysfunction of innate fear in nonexperiential phobia and amygdala mechanisms of classical fear conditioning and their potential involvement in experiential phobia.
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- Learn Mem. 2017 Sep; 24(9): 462-471.
A phobia is a type of anxiety disorder. It is an extreme form of fear or anxiety, triggered by a particular situation or object. • A situation that triggers a phobia. You may know it's safe to be out on a balcony in a high-rise block, but feel terrified to go out on it. You might not even be able to
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Fear, which can be expressed innately or after conditioning, is triggered when a danger or a stimulus predicting immediate danger is perceived. Its role is to prepare the body to face this danger.
Fear is an essential animal emotion. Its triggers, and the associated symptoms of anxiety or aggression fear can cause, have evolved to serve a number of very important purposes, and have served us well. Scientists and psychologists have long postulated the essential role of fear in human survival. For instance, neuroscientist Jaak Panksepp ...
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Dec 1, 2009 · phobias are extreme manifestations of fear to objects or situations in the absence of a proportional danger. Although the utility of fear is accepted, the nature of phobias is...