Terror

Terror

What is it, what causes it, what can be done about it

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What is Terror

Terror is extreme, intense, sharp and overpowering fear.

Fear Conditioning

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Causes of Terror

Involves the repeated pairing of a non-threatening stimulus such as a light, called the conditioned stimulus, with an unpleasant stimulus such as a mild shock, called the unconditioned stimulus, until the animal shows a fear response not just to the shock but to the light alone, called a conditioned response.

Informational Pathway

Mangement

Is the development of a fear through the verbal transmission of danger-related information from others.

Vicarious acquisition

Physiological Effects

Is fear that is learnt through an individual observing another person responding with terror to a threatening object or situation.

Terror Management Theory

Amygdala

Emotion Regulation

Fight Flight Freeze Response

Fight

Freeze

Flight