Causes of Fear
Fear was originally a developed sense that was supposed to guard us against things that may cause harm to our bodies. It was based on past experiences as well as that "gut feeling" or instinct. In today's world a large amount of fear can be traced back to unreasonable paranoia aroused by the media and movies. These form of mass communication often stirs up many emotions about things like violence and plane crashes and other such rare events. People become so accustomed to seeing it that they think it's a common occurrence.
Experiences as a child and in every day life give us a reasonable set of fears. The falling from the top of the stairs that makes a child afraid of walking to close to the edge is a reasonable fear. If he does it again he may fall off the edge. People who get in cars often fear getting in an accident. This is because there is a large accident rate and we experience them everyday. They then proceed to wear a seatbelt to protect......
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