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Understanding and overcoming fear [videorecording (DVD)] / Margee Kerr.

by Kerr, Margee.

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The Teaching Company 2021.

DVD 152.46 K41u

Fear -- Physiological aspects.

Fear -- Psychological aspects.

Fear -- Prevention.

Phobias -- Physiological aspects.

Phobias -- Treatment.

Great courses (DVD). Social sciences.

Great courses (DVD)

Alternate title:

Great Courses. Understanding and overcoming fear [videorecording (DVD)].

[videorecording (DVD)] /

4 videodiscs (693 min.) : Dolby digital sd., col. ; 12 cm. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 186 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.)

Course of 24 lectures / total running time: 693 min.

Course no. 40010.

Closed-captioned.

Disc 1. What is fear? -- Why do people want to be scared? -- How we sense fear -- Understanding specific phobias -- How we learn to fear -- Why we feel afraid : the science of emotion -- Disc 2. The function and meaning of the scary story -- Monster as a metaphor -- Fear of criminal and deviant behavior -- Fear of confinement -- Fear of crowds -- Facing fears as a nation -- Disc 3. Fears for our kids -- How avoiding risk can increase fear -- Fear of cybercrime -- Fear of pandemics -- Fear of climate change -- Fear of corrupt government officials -- Disc 4. Fear of the supernatural -- How society shapes our fears of death and dying -- Confronting our own mortality -- Understanding trauma and fear -- Managing fear with mindfulness -- Using fear to fight fear.

Lecturer, Margee Kerr, PhD, author and researcher.

Presented by sociologist Margee Kerr, this series of lectures examines the physiological foundations of fear, discusses why people engage with fear-inducing content and activities, and explores ways to overcome fear.

Filmed lectures.

Educational films.

Instructional films.

Films for the hearing impaired.

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