TOO MUCH OF NOT ENOUGH: Exploring Lack of Fear and Its Consequences

Introduction Fear is an unpleasant emotional response to perceiving a threat causing physiological changes. Humans feel fear for positive motives, as it plays crucial role in our survival. Just the right balance life ideal, pathological often described one of its exaggerations, having too much. However, lack or “hypophobia” can be just devastating and debilitating. This demonstrated analogy between those who no pain also demonstrate increased risk decreased expectancy. Objectives The authors aim explore concept fear, discussing currently known mechanisms order explain effects that alterations these have on responses, namely subsequently consequence this mental health. Methods A brief non-systematized literature review was performed based works most pertinent topic discussed. Results Muted responses been mentioned literature, principally associated with medical conditions affecting pathways, including Urbach-Wiethe disease. Amygdala damage provokes abnormal reactions reduced experience. appears similar what seen psychopathy, where abnormalities limbic system produce responses. Conclusions Any extreme cause havoc well-balanced machine. excess results issues such anxiety, Those demonstrating less could help investigators better understand health disorders mediated by processes. Disclosure No significant relationships.