Problem
Fear
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Other Names:
ApprehensionDependence on fear
Fearful people
Fright
Scare
Horror
Nature:
A feeling of alarm caused by the expectation of danger, pain, disaster or other calamities, fear may lead to aggression and violence including war and conflict of all kinds. It may also lead to discrimination, conformism, inertia, alienation, delusion, dependency, lack of participation, corruption, injustice and inequality. Fear may exist in the form of general anxiety which has no object. Fear may also be phobic, that is, very specific to a particular object, condition, environment, etc, such as claustrophobia. Fear of grievous physical injury or death in the face of a real threat may cause tremor, sweating, heart palpitation, and involuntary passing of urine or faeces. Fear itself can be a cause of death, by shock or heart attack. Fear can grip whole armies or civilian populations.
Narrower Problems:
PhobiaCowardiceMorbidityNervousnessFear of GodIllness anxiety disorderPerformance anxietyDiscouragementFear of naturePolitical fearDeath from fearFear of failureFear of successCollective panicFear of intimacyFear of knowledgeFear of ostracismExcessive cautionFear of reprisalsFear of officialdomFear of growing oldFear of the abnormalCulture-induced fearFear of resettlementFear of future changeMistrust of strangersFear of abuse of powerFear of losing controlLack of self-confidenceFear of increased autonomyFear of food contaminationRisk of capital investmentFear of increased taxationFear of personal insecurityFear blocking participationPervasive fear of nuclear warAnxiety resulting from tortureDependence of effective cooperation on fearOrthorexia Related Problems:
ErrorVanityDefeatUnhealthy anxietyTensionDeclineUnbeliefAddictionInsecurityRegressionIrreligiousnessResistance to gracePsychological inertiaSleep terror disorderDisharmony of emotions in the bodyPovertyBadnessDisreputeVulgarityDissuasionDisapprovalAgitation Aggravates:
HateShockAtaxiaIllnessPrejudiceArroganceAlienationInactivityIncontinenceSuperstitionDehumanizationRestrictive practicesPsychological conflictChain letter hoax Organizations:
Anxiety Network InternationalInternational Forum on Mood and Anxiety Disorders (IFMAD)Stress and Anxiety Research Society (STAR)World Association for Stress Related and Anxiety Disorders (WASAD)World Health Organization (WHO)Centre for Global Mental Health (CGMH)World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH) References:
Yardley, Stella S: Fear and Panic: index of modern informationTwitchell, James B: Dreadful Pleasures: an anatomy of modern horrorLewis, Michael and Rosenblum, Leonard A: The Origins of FearCampion, M G: Worry: a maieutic analysisBamber, J H: The Fears of AdolescentsSkal, David J: The Monster Show: a cultural history of horror Subject(s):
Psychology → BehaviourSocietal Problems → Dependence
Societal Problems → Emergencies
Society → People
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
B: Basic universal problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST