Fear and Anxiety: Concepts and Mechanisms
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What characterizes fear as a psychological response to threats?
How does anxiety differ from fear in terms of threat perception?
What are the criteria for clinical intervention regarding anxiety?
What initiates the fight-or-flight response according to the SNS pathway?
What physiological changes occur in the body during the fight-or-flight response?
What role does the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis play in stress response?
How does the hippocampus contribute to the stress response and fear regulation?
What function does the amygdala serve in threat-responsive circuitry?
How do the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) and insula influence emotional regulation?
What impact does anxiety have on communication between the mPFC and amygdala?