Do Learners Fear More than Fear Itself: The Role of Fear in Law Students Educational Experiences

Nothing to fear but fear itself.

As radiation levels around the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant in Japan increase, the Japanese people as well as individuals around the world have expressed fear of radiation that some experts say could be more unhealthy than the levels of leaked radioactive contamination. This article addresses why individuals fear radiation and provides resources occupational health nurses can consu...

'The only thing we have to fear is fear itself'.

examining the relationship between fear of negative evaluation and communication strategies by iranian efl learners

the purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between fear of negative evaluation (fne) and communication strategies (css) among iranian efl learners. it was aimed to examine the differences in the use of communication strategies between speakers with high or low degree of fear of negative evaluation. the current study was a case study consisting of 10 english learners at...

Less fear, more diversity

Fear is an instinctual response that's adaptive and critical for survival when it is short-lived but can lead to anxiety disorders when chronic. Studying how the brain controls our fears helps us understand the mechanisms required to recover from traumatic experiences and what goes wrong when we don't. Research in rodents has identified neural circuits and molecular mechanisms regulating fear e...

HIV in the blood supply: nothing to fear but fear itself.

DANS CE NUMÉRO (page 375), le Dr Robert S. Remis et ses collègues estiment à environ 1 par million d’unités de sang transfusé le risque d’infection par le VIH à la suite d’une transfusion de sang au Canada au cours des années 1990. La perception du risque et son acceptation par le public ne reposent toutefois pas seulement sur les connaissances scientifiques. Elles sont liées aussi à une toile ...