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'''Fear''' is an [[emotion]]al response to threats and danger. It is a basic survival [[mechanism]] occurring in response to a specific stimulus, such as pain or the threat of [[pain]]. Psychologists John B. Watson, Robert Plutchik, and Paul Ekman have suggested that fear is one of a small set of basic or innate emotions. This set also includes such emotions as [[joy]], sadness, and anger. Fear should be distinguished from the related emotional state of [[anxiety]], which typically occurs without any external threat. Additionally, fear is related to the specific [[behavior]]s of escape and avoidance, whereas anxiety is the result of threats which are perceived to be uncontrollable or unavoidable.[1] Worth noting is that fear always relates to future events, such as worsening of a situation, or continuation of a situation that is unacceptable.

'''Fear''' is an [[emotion]]al response to threats and danger. It is a basic survival [[mechanism]] occurring in response to a specific stimulus, such as pain or the threat of [[pain]]. Psychologists John B. Watson, Robert Plutchik, and Paul Ekman have suggested that fear is one of a small set of basic or innate emotions. This set also includes such emotions as [[joy]], sadness, and anger. Fear should be distinguished from the related emotional state of [[anxiety]], which typically occurs without any external threat. Additionally, fear is related to the specific [[behavior]]s of escape and avoidance, whereas anxiety is the result of threats which are perceived to be uncontrollable or unavoidable.[1] Worth noting is that fear always relates to future events, such as worsening of a situation, or continuation of a situation that is unacceptable.

<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''Fear''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Fear this link].</center>

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==Etymology==

==Etymology==

The [[Old English]] term fear meant not the [[emotion]] engendered by a calamity or disaster, but rather the [[event]] itself. The first recorded usage of the term "fear" with the sense of the “emotion of fear” is found in a medieval work written in [[Middle English]], composed circa 1290. The most probable explanation for the change in the meaning of the word "fear" is the existence in Old English of the related verb frighten, which meant “to terrify, take by surprise”.[2]

The [[Old English]] term fear meant not the [[emotion]] engendered by a calamity or disaster, but rather the [[event]] itself. The first recorded usage of the term "fear" with the sense of the “emotion of fear” is found in a medieval work written in [[Middle English]], composed circa 1290. The most probable explanation for the change in the meaning of the word "fear" is the existence in Old English of the related verb frighten, which meant “to terrify, take by surprise”.[2]

Another common theory that is sometimes recognized is that people fear death because they do not know what happens afterwards.Though some people have a religion or a preconceived cognation of what will happen after death. They fear death because they cling to life and enjoy too much to let it go.

Another common theory that is sometimes recognized is that people fear death because they do not know what happens afterwards.Though some people have a religion or a preconceived cognation of what will happen after death. They fear death because they cling to life and enjoy too much to let it go.

==Quote==

==Quote==

[[Magic]] is natural to a savage. He believes that an enemy can actually be killed by practicing [[sorcery]] on his shingled hair or fingernail trimmings. The fatality of snake bites was attributed to the magic of the sorcerer. The difficulty in combating magic arises from the [[fact]] that fear can kill. Primitive peoples so feared magic that it did actually kill, and such results were sufficient to substantiate this erroneous [[belief]]. In case of failure there was always some plausible explanation; the cure for defective magic was more magic.[http://www.urantia.org/cgi-bin/webglimpse/mfs/usr/local/www/data/papers?link=http://mercy.urantia.org/papers/paper88.html&file=/usr/local/www/data/papers/paper88.html&line=87#mfs]

[[Magic]] is natural to a savage. He believes that an enemy can actually be killed by practicing [[sorcery]] on his shingled hair or fingernail trimmings. The fatality of snake bites was attributed to the magic of the sorcerer. The difficulty in combating magic arises from the [[fact]] that fear can kill. Primitive peoples so feared magic that it did actually kill, and such results were sufficient to substantiate this erroneous [[belief]]. In case of failure there was always some plausible explanation; the cure for defective magic was more magic.[https://www.urantia.org/cgi-bin/webglimpse/mfs/usr/local/www/data/papers?link=https://mercy.urantia.org/papers/paper88.html&file=/usr/local/www/data/papers/paper88.html&line=87#mfs]

==References==

==References==

Krishnamurti, Jiddu, On Fear, Harper Collins, ISBN 0-06-251014-2 (1995)

Krishnamurti, Jiddu, On Fear, Harper Collins, ISBN 0-06-251014-2 (1995)

==External links==

==External links==

* [http://people.howstuffworks.com/fear.htm How Stuff Works - Fear]

* [https://people.howstuffworks.com/fear.htm How Stuff Works - Fear]

* [http://www.nel.edu/23_2/NEL230202R01_Grammer.htm The Scent of Fear, a Research Study]

* [https://www.nel.edu/23_2/NEL230202R01_Grammer.htm The Scent of Fear, a Research Study]

* [http://www.thefamousquotations.com/subjects/fear-quotations.htm Quotations on Fear]

* [https://www.thefamousquotations.com/subjects/fear-quotations.htm Quotations on Fear]

* [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06020b.htm ''Catholic Encyclopedia'' "Fear (in Canon Law)"]

* [https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06020b.htm ''Catholic Encyclopedia'' "Fear (in Canon Law)"]

* [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06021a.htm ''Catholic Encyclopedia'' "Fear (from a Moral Standpoint)"]

* [https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06021a.htm ''Catholic Encyclopedia'' "Fear (from a Moral Standpoint)"]

* [http://www.panicattackpedia.com Panic Attacks] by PanicAttackPedia.com

* [https://www.panicattackpedia.com Panic Attacks] by PanicAttackPedia.com

[[Category: Psychology]]

[[Category: Psychology]]