2007-02-21 12:17:59 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Fear is a basic survival instinct, like reproduction and feeding.
As to what causes one individual to fear what another does not, that takes research into specific cases.
2007-02-21 12:21:54 · answer #1 · answered by Gaspode 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Humans are born with only 2 natural fears: the fear of falling and the fear of loud noises. The rest is learned, imposed, absorbed and adopted from others.
2007-02-21 13:00:17 · answer #2 · answered by Rain 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I am still trying to figure that out. I am sure it is a build in security system. You fear so you will react when you need to.
My daughter has a strong fear of thunderstorms and no amount of consoling will help. She just can't get past the fear and this was just something she was born with.
2007-02-21 12:22:32 · answer #3 · answered by susan9 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Fear is a beneficial emotion. It focuses attention on what needs to be done in order to avert disaster. Yet fear can also become generalized, and that is not a pleasant experience. Think in terms of the original survival benefits of the emotion (evolutionarily speaking), and how survival is threatened when fear goes berzerk.
2007-02-21 12:23:25 · answer #4 · answered by OTTO 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
People fear things they don't understand.
2007-02-21 12:20:35 · answer #5 · answered by Mythos 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
When we are children - young children - we are free of fear. Then our parents start to hit us and tell us we can't do things. This is unfair and we begin to understand that we're not in control and that if we do certain things, we will be punished.
This is where fear begins. It just takes on a life of its own as we grow up.
FP
2007-02-21 12:20:18 · answer #6 · answered by F. Perdurabo 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Because things can hurt. Sometimes these fears can become irrational, but without fear at all, our lives would be much shorter.
2007-02-21 12:20:04 · answer #7 · answered by DonSoze 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
alot people fear what they dont know. They're afraid to try something new. This is why you see alot of demistrations in selling products to cut out the fear people have.
2007-02-21 12:23:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Its natural , and part of the survival instinct . If you had no fear , you could easily go jump off a building and be dead.
2007-02-21 12:22:41 · answer #9 · answered by primamaria04 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
because they had a bad experience with the "things" that they fear
2007-02-21 12:21:22 · answer #10 · answered by lumi 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋