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   Is there a greater danger than strangers?

   • A greater danger than strangers, however, is the self. We tend not to appreciate how dangerous we are to ourselves in so many different ways. Children are taught to be wary of strangers. Stranger danger. That remains good advice for adults, too. And, thanks to Covid-19, we have learned of the danger of family and friends as well.

   Self-Danger and Stranger Danger: Misunderstanding Fear and Risk

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   What does risk mean?

   • Risk may in fact be defined as the outcome of positively oriented human decisions, deliberate choices between alternative courses of action. Aimed at functional objectives, these decisions nevertheless generate unexpected consequences that may in certain conditions, and/or for some actors, be dysfunctional.

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   What is abnormal psychology?

   • Abnormal psychology studies people who are “abnormal” or “atypical” compared to the members of a given society. Remember, “abnormal” in this context does not necessarily imply “negative” or “bad.” It is a term used to describe behaviors and mental processes that significantly deviate from statistical or societal norms.

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   Why do we need a typology of danger/risk/threat?

   • At analytical level, a typology of danger/risk/threat may be helpful as a means of addressing a persistent theoretical gap and limiting the recurrent conceptual stretching of risk. It can contribute to advance the understanding of differences in subjective and societal perceptions and reactions to potentially harmful events.

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2. www.simplypsychology.org › abnormal-psychologyWhat Is Abnormal Psychology? Definition and Examples

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   Nov 9, 2023 · Definition and Examples. How Psychologists Define and Study Abnormal Psychology. By. Saul Mcleod, PhD. Updated on. November 9, 2023. Reviewed by. Olivia Guy-Evans, MSc. Abnormal psychology is a branch of psychology that studies, diagnoses, and treats unusual patterns of behavior, emotions, and thoughts that could signify a mental disorder.

3. www.verywellmind.com › the-psychology-of-fear-2671696Fear: Definition, Traits, Causes, Treatment - Verywell Mind

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   Apr 20, 2024 · Symptoms. Diagnosis. Causes. Types. Treatment. Coping. What is fear? Psychologists define fear as a protective, primal emotion that evokes a biochemical and emotional response. Fear alerts us to the presence of danger or the threat of harm, whether that danger is physical or psychological.

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   5 days ago · Danger. Many field experts agree that one of the critical components of diagnosing mental health conditions is “danger,” which can be separated into two categories — danger to oneself and danger to other people.

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   Jul 23, 2021 · Self-Danger and Stranger Danger: Misunderstanding Fear and Risk. Do you know how dangerous you are to yourself? Posted July 23, 2021 | Reviewed by Lybi Ma. Key points. Stranger danger...

6. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articlesViewpoints: Approaches to defining and investigating fear - PMC

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   Abstract. There is disagreement on how best to define and investigate fear. Nature Neuroscience asked Dean Mobbs to lead experts from the fields of human and animal affective neuroscience to discuss their viewpoints on how to define fear and how to move forward with the study of fear. What is fear?

   • Author: Dean Mobbs, Ralph Adolphs, Michael S. Fanselow, Lisa Feldman Barrett, Joseph E. LeDoux, Kerry Ressle...

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   May 14, 2024 · The American Psychological Association defines abnormal behavior as “behavior that is atypical or statistically uncommon within a particular culture or that is maladaptive or detrimental to an individual or those around that individual.”

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   Aug 29, 2018 · In a relatively simplified definition, nevertheless useful for our purposes, Renn (2008) describes the concept of risk as composed of three principal elements: outcomes that have an impact on what humans value; the likelihood of occurrence (uncertainty); and the specific context in which the risk may materialize.