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Fearful distortions.

S Rachman1, M Cuk

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

Behaviour Research and Therapy
|November 1, 1992
PubMed
Summary
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Fear can cause perceptual distortions of feared objects, but these effects lessen once the fear is reduced. This study investigated how phobias impact perception and found that fear reduction leads to perceptual changes.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Cognitive Science
  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • Clinical observations suggest fear can alter perception.
  • Two hypotheses propose perceptual distortions during fear and their reduction post-fear alleviation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate perceptual distortions during fear episodes.
  • To examine if these distortions decrease after fear reduction.

Main Methods:

  • Experiment involving snake-phobic and spider-phobic subjects.
  • Subjects reported perceptions of feared objects during fear and after fear reduction.

Main Results:

  • Subjects showed some perceptual distortions related to the activity of feared objects, but not size.

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  • Significant declines in perceived activity of feared animals were reported after fear reduction.

    • Conclusions:

    • The study partially supports the hypotheses that perceptual distortions occur during fear and diminish with fear reduction.