The Emergence Machine

Fear

abstract · psychology · Level 9 · E8

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Emergence definition

Fear emerges as an emotional response to perceived danger or threat stimulus, building on the mental states of emotions and the process of perception that interprets sensory information from the environment, ultimately activating survival mechanisms to ensure the person's well-being.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “fear” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “fear”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
fear
Origin language
eng

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L2L1L0FearEmotionStimulusMindSensoryCognitionMemoryNeuron… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesAnxietyL10NervousL10NightmareL10RefugeeL10ScaredL10FearL9EmotionL8StimulusL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Emotion L8 (requires)
    Fear is basic emotion
  • Stimulus L8 (requires)
    Fear is an emotional response to perceived danger or threat stimulus, activating survival mechanisms.

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