Originally from Alternatives to the High Cost of Litigation

PAGE PREVIEW

Fear is a prime emotion, along with anger; disgust and contempt; happiness; sadness, and surprise.

Anxiety is classified within fear and is usually defined as a state of distress in reaction or anticipation of novel, threatening, or difficult situations.

On a biological basis, anxiety usually triggers the “fleeing” emotion and response, rather than the “fighting” reaction, since the latter is generally tipped by anger. Anxiety is often difficult to hide as it may be visible in facial expressions, voice, hesitation, pacing of words, and bodily movements.