What are our basic fears?

Question

I have been reading a Michael Crichton book and it got me thinking about the nature of fear.

How many basic fears have pyschologists identified?

My own belief is there are 3 basic human fears that goven all aspects of human nature - fear of physical harm (death, pain and disability); fear of rejection by others; fear of rejection by ourself

So a secondary fear can be anything like fear of snakes, fear of terrorism, of failure, of unpopularity - all these fears related to the underlying primary fear and varying depending on the personality of the individual. You can even have a tertiary fear .e.g. tertiary (fear of growing old) ----> secondary (fear of being unattractive) ----> primary (fear of rejection)

I think politicians, religions and corporations can tap into these fears to control public thinking. Religion seems particularly effective at addressing all three primary fears. e..g 1) Afterlife 2) Spiritual community 3) Spiritual protection

Answer 1

congratulations, now, why does it seem that you are afraid to ask a simple question, rather than make a statement?hmmmmm ;)

Answer 2

spiders,heights,drowning..lol

death,pain,rejection.public speaking

sorry you already said most of these..hope i helped..