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Understanding and Overcoming Fear

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<p>In <strong>Understanding and Overcoming Fear</strong>, sociologist Margee Kerr, PhD, explains the physiological and contextual aspects of fear, revealing the complexities of this powerful emotion and explaining why you can never experience the exact same fear twice. In 24 exciting episodes, Professor Kerr takes you on a journey similar to the one she has taken in her own work—from considering fear as a toxic, destructive force that needs to be defeated to an emotion with tremendous upsides in the right circumstances.</p>

Syllabus

  • 01: What Is Fear?
  • 02: Why Do People Want to Be Scared?
  • 03: How We Sense Fear
  • 04: Understanding Specific Phobias
  • 05: How We Learn to Fear
  • 06: Why We Feel Afraid: The Science of Emotion
  • 07: The Function and Meaning of the Scary Story
  • 08: Monster as Metaphor
  • 09: Fear of Criminal and Deviant Behavior
  • 10: Fear of Confinement
  • 11: Fear of Crowds
  • 12: Facing Fears as a Nation
  • 13: Fears for Our Kids
  • 14: How Avoiding Risk Can Increase Fear
  • 15: Fear of Cybercrime
  • 16: Fear of Pandemics
  • 17: Fear of Climate Change
  • 18: Fear of Corrupt Government Officials
  • 19: Fear of the Supernatural
  • 20: How Society Shapes Our Fears of Death and Dying
  • 21: Confronting Our Own Mortality
  • 22: Understanding Trauma and Fear
  • 23: Managing Fear with Mindfulness
  • 24: Using Fear to Fight Fear
  • By This Professor

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Margee Kerr

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