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The Science of Fear: How Fear is Triggered and Overcome
TLDR Fear is a chain reaction in the brain that starts with a stimuli and ends with the fight-or-flight response. It can be inherited, conditioned, and even culturally or regionally bound, but can also be overcome through gradual exposure and seeking help if needed.
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The host shares a personal story about being scared by his dad jumping out of a closet.
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Fear is a chain reaction in the brain that starts with a stimuli and ends with the fight-or-flight response.
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Fear responses can be categorized into a low road response, which is a quick and instinctive reaction, and a high road response, which involves a more thoughtful analysis of the situation.
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Even if you realize quickly that there is no imminent danger, the fight-or-flight response will still take some time to subside because the low road response has already been triggered.
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Fear is an inherited, instinctive response that has been passed down through generations, as demonstrated by Darwin's experiment with a snake at the zoo.
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Fear can be conditioned and is not just an instinct that we inherit, as demonstrated by an experiment with an 11-month-old baby named Lil Albert who was taught to fear white rats through loud noises.
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Agoraphobia is the fear of places where escape may not be easy or help may not be available, and it can include being afraid of big open spaces or not having anything to grab onto and flying off the earth.
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Some fears, like snakes and spiders, are thought to be universal and rooted in our ancient past, while others, like the fear of hurricanes or offending someone in Japan, are culturally or regionally bound.
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Fear extinction is a process that can help to reverse conditioned fears by gradually exposing individuals to their fears until they realize that nothing bad will happen.
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In an experiment, men who walked across a shaky bridge were more likely to call an attractive woman at the end of the bridge, suggesting that fear can increase attraction; for those who want to overcome fear, it is important to take baby steps, learn more about the fear, and seek help if needed.
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