what is fear? science fair project on behaviorial science?
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Fear is a human (and even animal) reaction to an external or internal stimulus that falls within paramters unique to each organism.  Fear is highly individualized as are most emotions.  For example, a spider crawling on my arm might not be a sufficient stimulus for me to provoke fear, however, it might cause you to jump out of your skin.  \n\nIn humans, fear does not require an external stimulus (some animals also seem to be able to imagine fear as well).  The child who imagines a monster in a closet does not need an external stimulus to feel fear.\n\nFear is stimulated through the use of sensory organs and is entirely brain centric. Your brain has what's called a startle circuit. It runs through the mid- and lower brain, and is modulated by a structure in your brain called the amygdala.\n\nBecause fear is all in your mind, you can control it (this is where "courage" comes in).  However, there are two stages of fear, pre encouter and post encounter.  There are physiological components to be understood as well.  When the startle potentiation is activated, a small part of the brain called the hypothalamus which gets your heart pumping faster, dialates your eyes and in short, gets you ready for the final stage of fear, circa-strike.  This enable you to get extra energy sharper senses, etc, everything you need to fight off an attacker (hopefully).\n\nSo what is this all about?  Fear is an important component of an animals emotional makeup that allows the animal to survive.  Fear is healthy...it tells us when we are about to do something stupid and it also can give us an edge in a dangerous situation.  When controlled and managed properly (courage) it can allow us to do almost superhuman things.  \n\nThe difference between most animals and humans is that human have other choices than fight or flight when confronted with fear, unlike most animals.  We don't have to react according to our instincts and have communicative and other tools to deal with danger.\n\nHope this was helpful.
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to taste or to challenge everything w/o fear...
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Fear.  Fear of being wrong causes people to block out their reasoning abilities.  Its easier to deny, say "no", or just go with whatever the pack already decided.
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fear motivates some people
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I did one on pseudo-scientific experiments by Nazis during World World II.  It was absolutely repulsive but the people in my class were riveted.  Pick something that others will find interesting and that you want to share with them.  When I felt that people were really listening and thinking about what I was saying and not concentrating on me, I was a lot less nervous about being up in front of so many people.
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It's based on fear and ignorance.
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Fear of the unknown.\n\n*(*
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First off.... Find your interests, in order to make the project fun. What interests you? \n\nYou may be a person like me --that doesn't like science, but be creative.\n\nYou could do a topic on disorders:\n\nAsthma,\nAutism Spectrum Disorder- Is Autism genetic?\nADHD -- Is ADHD genetic?\nAnxiety Disorders-- What causes anxiety? \nOr so and so....\n\nThe last science fair project I did was:\n\n"Does music affect your heart rate?" And, of course, the answer was yes. It was a lot of fun-- I hatre science, but I made it fun.. hehe!\n\nHere are some topics:\n\nSexual Reproduction\nFlowers & Plants\nDisorders; Asthma, Autism, ADHD, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, and other disorders.\nElectricity\nAnimals - if you like animals.\nComputers\nFruit\nGardening\nGuns -- how they work, etc.\nFishing\nFarming\nObesity- why is uncommon/common in US and other countries--why is it un/common in other countries? etc.\nExercise-does it affect heart rate? etc.\nDrugs--does it affect a person? If so/if not, what way/s? \nCooking,\nSkin (human skin, how it's formed, etc),\nSleep--scientific--why do teens sleep more/less than adults?,\nSoaps--which soaps work better? And why?\nWhich fertilizer makes plants grow healthier?\nWhat baby products are the best? And why?\nHealthy foods,\nHow does bike riding enhance your muscle strength?,\n\nHere are some of my ideas, as well as this website. Hopefully, it's helpful.\n\nGood luck!\n\nMichelle
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Its easy to overcome fear by BEHAVIORAL MODIFICATION technique.\n\nIf u ask your Psychiatrist he can give you more information these methods.\n\nIt really works.
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This is what i found on a website listed below it also has more on that page about fear as an emotion also.  somthing i didnt see in that paper was how animals can smell fear because of the chemical response our bodies have because of fear and the surge of adrenilin it can create.\n\n\nWhat is fear? Technically it is a fight or flight response to a real or perceived threat. Fear is an emotion that responds to threatening situations. Animals exhibit fear and have elaborate defense mechanisms built in to respond to threats. Because we are physically an animal so do we. We respond to threat pretty much in the same way an animal does. Except that humans have a higher mental capacity that animals. This is a gift that separates us from the animal kingdom, but at the same time gives us rational thought. So that humans can reason their situations out and react not in a rigid way as an animal does, but in varied ways. \nAn animal cannot choose to be not fearful, it either is or isn't fearful depending on the situation. Animals are programmed to respond based on instinct. That is that they do what they do because they are compelled to act in a certain way. Humans have some of the same instinct tendencies that animals have, but with the capacity to rationalize our situations, we can, no matter what the threat, real or perceived, choose to fear or not to fear.
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Fear is the path of the dark side. Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering.
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Fear of the Unknown...simple.
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Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth.\n\n(one of the odder ones that I have heard of)
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There is sense to it but it's a tad convoluted.\n\nBasically, while there are things that you fear, those things cannot physically stop you from acting or doing.  It is the fear itself which immobilizes us, not the thing.  Often times fear is a feeling, not so much directed at an object (people fear change or new experiences).\n\nSo, it is accurate that the only thing we should really be afraid of is fear because it keeps us from acting or doing what we would otherwise want to do.
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Testophobia is the Fear of taking tests \n\nhttp://www.phobiafinder.com/i/484/Testophobia.html
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Fear can be one of the greatest motivators of all times.  But as with just about anything, it still up to the individual, as to how they respond.  Do they use it positively to change it, or negatively and give in to it.  For a long time fear kept me a prisoner, then one day i decided that I was tired of it and that is when i starting using my fear to make changes for the better.
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On people's irrational fears.