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The Psychology of fear

Human Experience in text

Sigmund Freud

the Father of psychoanalysis.

components of brain

id

ranging emotions, drives, and feelings

dreams and nightmares

ego

our personality

environment

superego

our conscious, our sense of guilt, and knowledge of right and wrong

parents and society

Catharsis

release of strong emotion

Aristotle, a Greek writer

horror

a fascinated dread

Immaterial cause

The Physiology of fear

Amygdala

when something suddenly happens onscreen (get frightened)

startle reflex can be activated by neural pathways in the brain

James Twitchell

physical sensation

when you think you're in danger

Clark McCauley

mastrey testing

Stephen King on fear

fear makes us blind

phobias

not knowing

snuggle theory

socially constructed gender roles

Simulated risk

imaginary horrors

Welsh sin-eater

Horror Fiction

key elements

supernatural elements

in any genre of fiction

atmosphere

Sub-Genres of Horror

Moral allegory

The Exorcist

the monster within

Psychological horror

Silence of the Lambs

movie I watched

The Fantastic

The Blair Witch Project

also the story I read, The Lottery