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Fear reaction models

Illustrations of the basic models of the autonomic reactions to threat and anxiety stimuli. Fear reaction models. Terence Palmer PhD palmert55@gmail.com http:// www.tjpalmer.org. The basic model. External Stimulus (threat). Conscious appraisal.

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Fear reaction models

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  1. Illustrations of the basic models of the autonomic reactions to threat and anxiety stimuli Fear reaction models Terence Palmer PhD palmert55@gmail.com http://www.tjpalmer.org

  2. The basic model External Stimulus (threat) Conscious appraisal Sense organs – eyes, ears, touch, taste, smell By-pass conscious appraisal Nervous and endocrine systems Resolution - homeostasis Unconscious automatic fight or flight reaction Appropriate and effective response = survival Inappropriate or non-effective response = death

  3. External Stimulus (threat) Sense organs – eyes, ears, touch, taste, smell Limbic system Reticular activating system – arousal and attention Preconceived ideas Neo cortex – sophisticated cognitive constructs that colour and identify emotions Anterior pituitary - to the endocrine system Amygdala Hypothalamus Expanded Model Hippocampus – novelty and familiarity Sympathetic nervous system Motor system Parasympathetic nervous system Fear reaction.Fight – Flight - Freeze Hyper vigilance, stress, phobias, somatic symptoms, panic attacks, neurosis Homeostasis

  4. Limbic system Reticular activating system – arousal and attention Preconceived ideas Neo cortex – sophisticated cognitive constructs that colour and identify emotions Anterior pituitary - to the endocrine system Amygdala Hypothalamus Hippocampus – novelty and familiarity Sympathetic nervous system Parasympathetic nervous system Motor system Fear reaction Fight – Flight - Freeze Hyper vigilance, stress, phobias, somatic symptoms, panic attacks, neurosis Homeostasis Anxiety Model

  5. Mirroring First person Second person Positive state Good Negative state Bad

  6. First person Second person Thoughts Actions, behaviour & reciprocated attitude Feelings Feelings Actions, behaviour & projected attitude Thoughts Mirroring reinforcement cycle

  7. Psychosis Dissociative disorders Neurosis Phobias Panic attacks Anxiety Fear The unresolved fear growth tree

  8. The eclectic combination or integration. CBT + meditation = Mindfulness Cognitive therapy Behaviourism Mysticism, Christian & Eastern Religious Philosophies Pharmacology Psychoanalysis Spiritualism, Spiritism, Christian Science Scientific Enlightenment Hypnosis Rational epistemology Spiritual epistemology Animal magnetism Religious Exorcism Shamanism The evolution of healing modes

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