Course note: This course is currently running as an elective course for the fall 2024 and spring 2025 semesters. It will begin running as a Core Course from the fall 2025 semester going forward.
Fear and anxiety are related, multifaceted terms that can be explained anatomically, biologically, and psychologically. This course begins by exploring the differences and similarities between these two related experiences while illustrating their causes and effects on an anatomical and functional level. From here, we will explore the physiological, psychological, and evolutionary aspects underpinning them. Several theories and concepts behind unconsciousness, perception, and emotion are introduced in order to facilitate discussions covering fear and anxiety in everyday life, as well as their roles as a components of dysfunctional behaviors.
Related Discipline(s)
This course would also be of interest to the following discipline(s):Biology
