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- Therefore, what makes the difference between fear as a useful natural emotion, and fear as a pathological reaction, is that the former increases our capacity to manage reality and events in front of us. The latter, on the contrary, limits us or renders us incapable to respond, often leading to generalised anxiety disorders or panic attacks.
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Apr 28, 2022 · Pathological anxiety happens when the brain circuits involved in fear become oversensitive. A person may experience excessive worry, hypervigilance, physical symptoms, and unusual behavioral...
Jun 13, 2023 · In general, fear is seen as a reaction to a perception of threat posed by a specific, observable danger. Anxiety, however, is seen as diffuse, a kind of unfocused, objectless, future-oriented...
May 31, 2024 · Pathological anxiety differs from normal anxiety—which is a natural response to stress or a perceived threat—in its intensity, duration, and effect on functioning. Pathological anxiety involves excessive fear and worry that is disproportionate to the situation, persists despite no real dangers or threats, and interferes with daily activities.
Jun 1, 2023 · While functional fear is always transitory and the psychophysiological reactions disappear at the same time as the threat, it’s not the same in pathological fear. In fact, pathological fear triggers a response of great intensity and duration.
Aug 1, 2023 · Clark, Kim, Mobbs, and Naragon-Gainey draw a distinction between fear (a phasic response to clear-and-immediate threat) and anxiety (a sustained response to uncertain-or-distal threat) (Beckers et al., in press, Casey et al., 2013, Davis et al., 2010, Shackman and Fox, 2016).
Apr 24, 2023 · Anxiety is linked to fear and manifests as a future-oriented mood state that consists of a complex cognitive, affective, physiological, and behavioral response system associated with preparation for the anticipated events or circumstances perceived as threatening.
Dec 3, 2018 · In general, fear is seen as a reaction to a specific, observable danger, while anxiety is seen as a diffuse, a kind of unfocused, objectless, future-oriented fear (Barlow, 2002). Thus,...
