Fear Therapy -

Define fear as an adaptive response that becomes maladaptive in phobias and PTSD. Summarize how exposure therapy facilitates "unlearning" these responses through safe, repeated encounters. 2. Theoretical Foundations

Discuss fear as a fundamental emotion that shapes other complex experiences like anxiety or guilt. 3. Core Therapeutic Techniques Develop sections detailing specific delivery methods: fear therapy

Move beyond simple "habituation." Modern papers focus on inhibitory learning—where the brain creates a new safety memory that competes with and eventually overrides the fear memory. Define fear as an adaptive response that becomes