Reasonable fear: how do you define it, and can you give an example?

Answer 1

I think fear as a state of mind is understood which I have defined in question of "unreasonable fear" also. Reasonable will mean:
a) There is a rationale for the fear which define very objective and understood cause
b) rationale is justified and generally accepted
c) There are scientific (formula based) or historic (emperical) evidences to suggest the justification

Example: If you are in Lebnan currently and you are afraid of having your house anyday bombarded, or fear of any day being attacked, that's reasonable fear.

Answer 2

The firearm is pointed at your mid section while you talk your way out of being shot. I felt the fear was reasonable considering the situation. Then again I feel fear all the time, well most of the time, and I'm not what you'd call reasonable. I suppose that if your threatened or your loved ones are in a critial circumstance one could call that a reasonable time to be fearful.

Answer 3

Reasonable fear is where we have been conditioned to show some sort of personal self-preservation techniques with regard to normal living without driving ourselves insane by internalizing paranoiac behavior and thought patterns that might otherwise disrupt the flow of our existence.



Reasonable fear - I cut up my 1 year old sons food into small chunks cuz I have a fear he might choke otherwise.

Unreasonable fear - I puree my i year old sons food cuz he might choke otherwise.

Reasonable fear - When faced with bees, spiders bigger than a dime or any and all sort of rodent..I call my husband to deal with it.

Unreasonable fear - Living in Anartica in order to avoid the above listed creatures all together.

Reasonable fear - Jumping backward,flailing about wildly, shrieking and slapping at any person who jumps suddenly from a hiding spot in the house in order to startle me.

Unreasonable fear - Jumping backward, flailing about wildly, shrieking and slapping at any person for no apparent reason.

Hope this helps...~J~

Answer 4

A reasonable fear is a fear that is supported by reason or logic; that is it can be explained to be the reult of stimuli which are within the realm of possibility, not imaginary or fanciful.

If you are driving to you home, and you see a firetruck racing past you, and a column of smoke is rising from the general of your house, it is a reasonable fear that your property or family are in danger.

Answer 5

Reasonable fear is a fear that any rational person will feel under the same circumstances. The fear of heights under most circumstances is not rational unless you are on a bridge and the bridge falls down!@

Answer 6

Well if you are hiking through the Alaskan woods, it would be reasonable to think you might run into a bear- and have a healthy fear of bears.
Unreasonable- being scared of bears living in New York City.

Answer 7

A reasonable fear doesn't conflict with natural drives, such as thirst. A rabid dog fears water, but is driven to madness by his thirst. Phobi-phobia would not be reasonable, fear is a natural drive too.

Answer 8

It's evolution baby !!!

Fear is in our D.N.A. . By fearing we look for better options.

Read "The Gift of Fear by Gavin De Becker" it has many examples on how fear helped us get here.

Answer 9

I would think reasonable fear is just like it sounds. Something that it's reasonable to be fearful of.

I have a reasonable fear of fire.

Answer 10

i define it as using common sense.if u walk down the street and see a vicious dog loose.reasonable fear will tell u that dog might bite u if u continue 2 walk in its direction.