Triggering the fear - The Reactive Response.

So Let's look at how we appraise events.

Before we do that we need to identify what is meant by an "event". Well, there is no real limit. An event can be:

• An actual situation
• An imagined situation
• A remembered situation
• Thoughts
• Feelings
• Beliefs

So, an event occurs and there is a resultant consequence. The consequences can either be emotional or physical (behavioral).

So let's look at this process in terms of a dental event.

Event: Toothache

Person One:

Person Two:

You can see from the above that two people reacted completely differently to the same event. Why might that be?