Discuss the difference between fear and anxiety.
What will be an ideal response?
Fear is a basic emotion that involves activation of the sympathetic nervous system, preparing the body for action. Fear is a response to a threat that we are faced with; fear is a reaction to a stimulus that is before us. Anxiety is not a basic emotion, but a combination of emotions and thoughts that are directed toward some anticipated event. Thus, fear is a reaction to a stimulus and anxiety is a more cognitive reaction to some dreaded event. Fear is a reaction to something in front of us, while anxiety is a dread of some future event. GRADING RUBRIC: 9 points total, 3 for each definition and 3 for explaining how the two differ.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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