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    Fear Psychology
    Fear Psychology
    Fear Psychology
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    Fear Psychology

    By George J Cole

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    Bundled with the Fear Psychology thesis is a review paper entitled “A Century of Psychoanalysis”, which discusses an old psychology that has not yet expired. It introduced ideas that were radical and alarming at a time when sexual matters were not for public discussion, but what was probably more alarming was the concept of 'unconscious' motivation of behavior. This aspect of the theory tends to have been forgotten or ignored.

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    PublisherGeorge J Cole
    Release dateApr 2, 2013
    ISBN9781301201358
    Fear Psychology
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    George J Cole

    After retiring from a scientific and management career in industry, George Cole began formally setting down ideas that had been in his mind for many years, and has now published three books on the Smashwords site. George and his wife celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary in 2012. Children Jennifer and Peter have assisted their father’s writing not only with critical appraisal but also with contributions to its content.

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      Book preview

      Fear Psychology - George J Cole

      FEAR PSYCHOLOGY

      Copyright 2013 George J Cole

      and

      Review Paper -

      A CENTURY OF PSYCHOANALYSIS

      Copyright 2012 George J Cole

      Smashwords Editions

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      Although this is a free ebook, it remains the copyrighted property of the author, and may not be reproduced, copied and distributed for commercial or non-commercial purposes. If you enjoyed this book, please encourage your friends to download their own copy at Smashwords.com, where they can also discover other works by this author. Thank you for your support.

      CONTENTS

      Preamble

      The origin of the non-specific fear

      Techniques for assuaging or suppressing the entrenched fear

      Social living

      Application of the hypothesis to effective living

      In Conclusion

      Review Paper – A Century of Psychoanalysis

      References

      About the Author

      FEAR PSYCHOLOGY

      George J Cole

      Preamble

      It is not at first obvious that much human behavior suggests the presence of a pervasive non-specific fear that must be constantly dealt with, but consider the following:

      In recent years the German word angst has been adopted by many English speakers to refer to a feeling of anxiety or unease. This use is referred to and the idea extended in a Wikipedia article of December 1, 2012:–

      "It (angst) is used in English to describe an intense feeling of apprehension, anxiety or inner turmoil. The term Angst distinguishes itself from Furcht (German for fear) in that Furcht is a negative anticipation regarding a concrete threat while angst is a (possibly) non-directional emotion… The article goes on to mention Existentialist philosophy and refers to the originator of Existentialism, Kierkegaard, using the Danish word Angest to describe a profound and deep seated spiritual condition of insecurity and fear in the free human being. He felt it as his fear of failing his responsibility to God. The article also has a reproduction of the famous painting The Scream by Edvard Munch who tried to represent ‘an infinite scream passing through nature’.

      Literature provides useful examples of anxiety. Authors of fiction often display a special intuitive ability, and Tolstoy wrote an interesting paragraph about his protagonist Pierre in War and Peace (Penguin Classics 1982 Part 5 Chap 1):

      "Sometimes he remembered having heard how soldiers under fire in the trenches and having nothing to do, try hard to find some occupation the more easily to bear the danger. And it seemed to Pierre that all men were like these soldiers, seeking refuge from life: some in ambition, some in cards, some in framing laws, some in women, some in playthings, some in horses, some in politics, some in sport, some in wine and some in government service. [Politics and government service occupations were, in Tolstoy’s time, the hobbies

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