Psychiatry and Psychology

Fear

The affective response to an actual current external danger which subsides with the elimination of the threatening condition.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

The affective response to an actual current external danger which subsides with the elimination of the threatening condition.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Fears
  • Threat Cues
  • Threat Sensitivity
  • Cue, Threat
  • Sensitivity, Threat
  • Threat Cue
  • Threat Sensitivities

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6 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, drug effects, ethics, physiology, psychology, radiation effects.

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human & animal

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  1. F01.470w.361w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Fear. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005239. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005239
  2. Fear. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear
  3. Fear. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44619