Module Overview
Originated by: Akbal Kaur
Fear is a feeling induced by perceived danger or threat. This feeling causes a change in metabolic and organ functions and ultimately a change in behaviour, such as fleeing, hiding, or freezing from perceived traumatic events.
Fear in humans may occur in response to a specific stimulus occurring in the present, or in anticipation or expectation of a future threat perceived as a risk to body or life. The fear response arises from the perception of danger leading to confrontation with or escape from/avoiding the threat, also known as the fight-or-flight response.