"Generalized fear" refers to a feeling of being scared or anxious about many different things or situations, rather than being specific to one particular object or event. It is a state of constantly feeling afraid without a clear reason.
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It is better to treat all dog breeds with understanding, compassion and respect than to
spread generalized fear that could lead to further abandonment, abuse and neglect.
If a dog is used as a tool to intimidate others, it doesn't help ease
generalized fear of the breed or socialization of the dogs into society.
Remarkably, this study finds that the same neuron that was initially capable of discriminating safe from dangerous lost its ability to do so when the animal
exhibits generalized fear.
Drugs classified as benzodiazepines (canine Valium ®) can be used on an as - needed, short - term basis, while dogs with
more generalized fears may be given a maintenance medication such as clomipramine (Clomicalm ®) to be used daily.
Dogs subjected to these methods often withdraw from social interaction, have suppressed responses to training cues, escalate their aggressive responses, or
develop generalized fear (Friedman, 2001).
And the problem with using fear and pain based approaches is that
dogs generalize fear better than anything.
Lisa tells a story of a child that had
many generalized fears that learned regulatory techniques such as holding her heart and stomach while she did that during his expressions of the fearful scenarios.
Dogs who experience a shock from an electronic collar following the warning beep, may
generalize the fear of that sound to all mechanical beeping sounds, such as smoke alarms, timers, the microwave, etc..
New research gives new insight into how the brain's ability to distinguish safe from dangerous stimuli can go badly wrong, potentially leading to a state of
generalized fear.
«Neuronal encoding of the switch from specific to
generalized fear.»
How did that specific trauma morph into a state of
generalized fear and anxiety, leading to the soldier's post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?
Now, a study published in Nature Neuroscience, by Professor Sumantra Chattarji, a neuroscientist at the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) in Bangalore and his student Supriya Ghosh, gives new insight into how the brain's ability to distinguish safe from dangerous stimuli can go badly wrong, potentially leading to a state of
generalized fear.
Further, they identify a specific biochemical signaling mechanism inside amygdala neurons that can mediate this transition to
generalized fear, which could potentially serve as a target for designing new treatments against PTSD.
Sometimes people plan to have a cesarean birth or surgical birth because of because of triggers around pain, sexual trauma or just
a generalized fear of the process that can be overcome with education or support.
Take
the generalized fear of fats you've been lugging around and focus that energy on unnatural fat — the vegetable oils (canola, corn, soy, sunflower, cottonseed, safflower).
Using aversive techniques is not only unnecessary, there are also multiple negative side effects associated with their use, including apathy, learned helplessness,
generalized fear or anxiety, escape / avoidance behaviors, and increased aggression.
Generalized fear - when traumatic situations are severe or repeated.
The use of aversive methods (e.g., pinning and yelling) can result in increased anxiety about the grooming process — and can also produce additional side effects such as aggression,
generalized fear, escape / avoidance and apathy — so this practice should be avoided.
Cucumber came to us as a stray from a West Oakland junkyard and had severe gastrointestinal distress and
generalized fear and anxiety.
«A driver - partner CAN NOT lawfully deny service to riders with service animals because of allergies, religious objections, or
a generalized fear of animals.»