Fear and anxiety are most often referred to as one and the same, in terms of concept. Though the two are very similar, there is still a difference between them. Fear is a negative reaction to an imminent danger while anxiety is a negative emotional reaction to an undefined thing even when there is no immediate danger. Anxiety is then subjective sense of fear. When a person fears something, the person quickly builds a response to a threat in his environment; a child becomes fearful when there is a dog in front of him because he knows that the dog can hurt him. Sometimes fear maybe due to a previous negative encounter with the dog. On the other hand, a child feels anxious even when there is no dog around. The feeling is somewhat diffuse and may also be due to a past bad experience.
Related posts:
Comments are closed.