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What is fear? What causes fear?
What is the strangest thing you’ve ever
heard of someone being afraid of?
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Fear!
• Fear is a normal human reaction that
serves a protective purpose of signaling
our body to danger and preparing us to
deal with it.
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Why do we fear?
A fear reaction happens when we sense
danger or something new and unknown.
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When do we fear
something?
• Have you ever been startled by the sound
of a balloon popping and felt your heart
beat faster?
• As soon as your brain gets enough data to
realize there is no danger, your fear
reaction is over.
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Fear in People
Many people tend to avoid
things they are afraid of but
there are exceptions.
Have you ever ridden a
rollercoaster and felt a rush of
fear, only to get back on and
ride it again?
Or gone to see a scary movie
again and again?
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Common Fears
• Common fears of children:
–monsters, thunder, dark rooms, and
dogs.
• Common fears of teenagers:
–bullies, being embarrassed, heights
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FEAR!
• Fear can come as an instant reaction to a
sudden danger.
• This response triggers our body’s defense
mechanism known as “fight or flight”
reaction.
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Fight or Flight
The fight or flight reaction is the body is
preparing to fight off the danger or run like
crazy to get away!
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So what is the Fight or
Flight Response?
• It is an automatic response our body has
to internal or external stress.
– Examples of stress:
• FEAR!
• mice
• final exams
• a loud noise
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Definition check
• What is a hormone?
a chemical substance that is formed in one
part of the body, travels through the blood,
and affects the function of cells elsewhere
in the body.
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What Just Happened?
• What most of you just felt was the fight or
flight response in action.
• What are some changes you’ve felt just now
or previous times that you’ve been scared?
Write down at least 3.
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The effects of the
Hormones
• The hormones released
in your body during the
response cause:
– Increased heart rate
– Faster breathing
– Extra energy to muscles
and limbs
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The Affects of the
Hormones (continued)
• Hormones cause: (continued)
– Pupils dilate
– Feeling of pain is greatly
reduced
– Eyesight sharpens
– Awareness of surroundings
increases to make quick
decisions about dangers
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Fainting
• People faint from a stressful situation
when the heart pumps forcefully but there
is not enough blood flow to the brain and
the body passes out.
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Phobias!!!!
• What Is a Phobia?
A phobia is an intense, unreasonable fear
of a thing or a situation that is far out of
proportion to the actual danger or harm
that is possible.
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Examples of Phobias
• Fear of the number 13 --Triskadekaphobia
• Fear of school -- Scolionophobia
• Fear of puppets -- Pupaphobia
• Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of
the mouth- Arachibutyrophobia
• Fear of heights -- Acrophobia
•Fear of big words --
hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia.
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What causes Phobias?
• Phobias can develop when a person has
an encounter with an object or situation
that involves or provokes fear.
