The Emergence Machine

Worry

process · emotion · Level 10 · E9

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Emergence definition

Worry emerges as a sustained, anticipatory fear response to perceived potential threats or problems in the future, building on the foundation of fear's emotional activation and the cognitive process of projecting oneself into the future, where uncertainty and potential dangers are perceived and evaluated.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “worry” 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
worry
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L2L1L0WorryFearEmotionStimulusMindSensory… intermediate l…FormFutureLifeStructureChangeMatterPresentEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesWorryL10FutureL2FearL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Future L2 (requires)
    Worry concerns future uncertainties
  • Fear L9 (requires)
    Worry is related to fear