Fear is a natural emotion experienced by everyone in human life, from infancy to even old age, according to some research. It is also a very effective primitive emotion. Fear has two different dimensions, biological and psychological. This feeling affects us both psychologically and physiologically. Another important issue regarding fear is related to its formation and transmission. Many psychological disorders may develop after the formation and transfer process. Another important aspect of all these issues is the issue of social fear.
When we encounter a situation that scares us, some changes occur in our body. Changes occur in our body such as sweating, increased heart rate, high levels of adrenaline secretion, and dilated pupils. In this exact process, the brain gives the 'flight or fight' response and the body regulates itself according to this reaction. This response is an evolutionary response and occurs quickly and automatically.
While we all react the same physically to fear, our emotional responses may vary. For example, many people may like adrenaline and fear and therefore prefer extreme sports. On the other hand, many people may view fear negatively and stay away from actions and events that may cause fear.
In the psychological dimension of fear, its dosage is very important. If our response to stimuli that create fear in us is defined as too high or too low, it means that we are likely to face many psychological disorders. For example, phobias are the most common fear-based psychological disorders. We need to point out that in order to define a subject as a phobia or psychological disorder, that fear must have made our lives dysfunctional. Of course, we all experience many fearful events in our normal lives. Phobias that we can define as psychological disorders:
Claustrophobia: Fear of closed spaces
Aquaphobia: Fear of the dark
Aviophobia: Fear of flying
Glossophobia: Community Fear of speaking in front of you
Kacorophiophobia: Fear of failure.
Sociophobia: Fear of society and people in general.
So how do these fears occur?
Fear can occur in three ways. The first is an instinctive reaction. For example, when we suddenly hear a loud sound, we instinctively become afraid. When our body is suddenly touched, we become afraid because our mind gives us the message that there is danger and directs us to the 'flight or fight' response. The second reason is that fear is learned. We can learn fear from a person, environment or situation, or we can create fears in connection with our past experiences. For example, if we have a mother who is afraid of dogs, we define the dog as an object to be afraid of in our minds. If a dog chased us when we were little, we may develop a fear of all dogs, thinking that all dogs will chase us. The third reason is the mental reproduction of fear. This may occur as a result of the information conveyed to us through culture. It may be fears created through religious beliefs. Or it may be fears created through sources such as social media and television. For example, recently there were bomb explosions in many places in our country and people were afraid to go out. When intelligence was received on our phones, we were receiving correct or incorrect messages about going to certain places, and thus a social fear was created.
As a result, fear, which affects us biologically and psychologically, can occur at any time and anywhere in our lives. Failure to control fear and its level increasing can leave us exposed to many psychological disorders. In the course of life, fear sometimes continues to exist in a way that warns us and protects us from danger. It can maintain its existence through instinctive reactions, social learning and mental imagination.
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