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Fear (fear is generally not a useful response for dealing with social…
Fear
fear is generally not a useful response for dealing with social situations
social phobias are common
public speaking
opportunities for embarassment
fight-or-flight response doesnt help with social situations
diverts blood flow away from brain and towards muscles
social status is valuable
increasing social status improves fitness
messing up in front of a crowd can lrisk rejection and decrease fitness
fear cuases physiological changes that improve surviving physical conflict
increases cortisol and epinephrine
increases blood flow
releases glucose
prepares the body for fight-or-flight
starts at amygdala
sympathetic nervous system
individuals with the strongest response have the best chance of survival
we are a fraid of things that would generally present a threat to early humans
arachnophobia and ophidiophobia are most common fears
both are common threats to early humans
being scared can be considered fitness
people who didnt get scared got killed
cowards pass on cowardly genes
predisposition to fear is heritable
selective conditioning
Main idea: fear evolutionarily useful but don't apply to all modern stressful situations