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The Anatomy of Fear

By John A. Call, Ph.D., J.D., A.B.P.P. on July 28, 2008 in Crisis Center

imageFear is an emotion we all experience at one time or another, and its effects are important to understand when talking about disasters. Read More

Great Article!!

Submitted by philip smith on July 29, 2008 - 3:03am.

Mindfulleness is the core behavior to overcome the "flight or fight" reponse. When we let fear win we are reduced to the primative "stimuli and response state". The stress response can take away our freewill, devolving logical systems to a primative status.

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John A. Call, Ph.D., J.D., A.B.P.P., is a forensic psychologist, an attorney, and president of Crisis Management Consultants, Inc.

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