The difference between fear and anxiety, the difference between anxiety and fear

Anxiety points to the future, inexplicable worry and irritability, often accompanied by somatic symptoms, including generalized anxiety and panic attacks. Fear refers to what is already there and will be avoided, such as social fear, single fear.

Hello, the latest ICD-10 (Classification of Mental and Behavioural Disorders) classifies phobias as anxiety disorders. The current scientific name for phobias is phobic anxiety disorder. And the original anxiety disorder (I guess you're referring to anxiety disorder) is called generalized anxiety disorder.

1. Phobic anxiety disorder: anxiety that does not match reality (such as claustrophobia and fear of squares) about objects or scenes that are not dangerous in life

2. Generalized anxiety disorder: persistent and generalized anxiety, not limited to any specific scenario.

Many clients have asked me, do you have an anxiety disorder? Or depression? In fact, it can be easily distinguished.

Its function is to sense a threat or insecurity, send nerve impulses to other parts of the brain, activate some structures in the brainstem and hypothalamus, secrete adrenaline and cortisol, and excite the whole body. When the amygdala is active, it triggers a cascade of reactionsShort-term effectsIt is the secretion of adrenaline, which causes the body to enter a state of "fight-and-flight response". Usually exhibits two patterns:

It manifests itself as avoidance in cases where there is a retreat, and anger, aggression in situations where there is no retreat.

If the danger persists, the body entersLong-term effects**, the hypothalamus initiates a series of reactions to secrete cortisol, a hormone that slows down metabolism and inflammation, allowing the body to start a state of repair while trying to escape danger.

We start withNeurobehaviorpoint of view to explainAnxietywithFearThe difference. In the course of biological evolution, all living things have developed a set of defensive behaviors to evade a range of threats. There are three phases of defensive behaviorBefore the encounter, after the encounterwithHand-to-hand

When what we are afraid of has not yet happened (Before the encounterWe can be anxious; When something to be feared is about to happen (After the encounterWe stupid boys will be afraid, when the scared thing has already happened (Hand-to-handWe will become panicked.

For example, at the beginning of the semester, we were in our comfort zone and had no intention of preparing for exams, so there was nothing to be anxious about. During the suspension and review stage, I began to gradually become anxious and frantically make up classes. Entering the exam room begins to create fear. After opening the book, I found that the title of the blockbuster would not, and I began to panic.

The Meaning of AnxietyA clear distinction is made between fear and anxiety, 1) fear is a response to a clear danger; But anxiety is not specifically targeted;

2) Fear can be escaped, but anxiety cannot be escaped;

3) Fear can concretize a threat, but anxiety cannot concretize a threat.

If you're afraid of a roller coaster, you can stay away from the playground for the rest of your life, or as long as we don't get on the roller coaster, we won't be afraid. But when we are anxious, there is no way for us to stay out of it, because the "roller coaster" is already kicking in our hearts.

1. The definitions are different.

Anxiety is an emotional response to a serious deterioration in the value profile of things in reality or the future.

Fear refers to a strong and suppressed emotional experience of fear and fear that people have when they are faced with a dangerous situation and are trying to get rid of it but are unable to do anything about it.

2. Different types of diseases.

When fear arises, it is often accompanied by a series of physiological changes, such as rapid heartbeat or irregular heartbeat, shortness of breath or pause, increased blood pressure, paleness, trembling lips, dry mouth, cold sweat, weakness of limbs, etc., these physiological dysfunctions often lead to or promote the occurrence of physical diseases.

Anxiety itself is a normal emotional response in human beings, but excessive anxiety or too weak anxiety can form an affective or physiological disorder.

3. The objective purpose is different.

Fear is the ignorance and uncertainty of human beings about things, so by improving their cognitive ability to understand things, expand their cognitive horizons, and determine the source of fear.

The objective purpose of anxiety is to guide people to quickly take various measures and urgently mobilize all kinds of value resources in order to effectively stop the trend of serious deterioration of the value characteristics of real or future things, so that they can develop in a favorable direction.