The Emergence Machine

Scared

property · emotion · Level 10 · E8

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Emergence definition

Being scared emerges as the experience of fear in response to perceived risk, where the uncertainty and potential negative consequences of a situation trigger the activation of survival mechanisms, ensuring the person's well-being by heightening alertness and motivating avoidance or escape behaviors.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin word
scared
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L3L2L1L0ScaredFearEmotionStimulusMindSensoryCellLiveRisk… intermediate l…ConsequenceFormLifeOutcomeChangeExistenceMatterUncertaintyEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesScaredL10RiskL3FearL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Risk L3 (requires)
    Being scared responds to perceived risk
  • Fear L9 (requires)
    Being scared is experiencing fear