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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.

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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]