Understanding Fear Presentation

Understanding Fear
"What Fear Can Teach Us"

Multiple Choice

Why do you think it is important to understand our fears?

• Because it helps us avoid danger

• Because it helps us make better decisions

• Because it allows us to control our reactions

• All of the above

Word Cloud

Quick response:

Tell us a fear you have in one or two words (THIS IS ANONYMOUS!)

Poll

Which type of fear fits your example?

• Physical Fear

  (Survival)

• Social Fear

  (Reputation/

  Belonging)

• Moral/

  Conscience

  (Going against your morals)

​“As we grow up, we’re often encouraged to think of fear as a weakness … In English, fear is something we conquer. It’s something we fight. It’s something we overcome.”

​Fear as a Weakness

Open Ended

How does this image suggest fear as a weakness? Have you ever felt this kind of fear? Is this physical, social, or moral fear?

“What if we thought of fear as an amazing act of the imagination … something that can be as profound and insightful as storytelling itself.”

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​Fear as a Imagination

Open Ended

How does this image suggest fear as a imagination? Have you ever felt this kind of fear? Is this physical, social, or moral fear?

“It’s easiest to see this link between fear and the imagination in young children, whose fears are often extraordinarily vivid.”

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​Children's Fears

Open Ended

How does this image suggest children's fears? Have you ever felt this kind of fear? Is this physical, social, or moral /fear?

Open Ended

Explain how the following quote could relate to this image:

“Read in the right way, our fears are an amazing gift of the imagination … a version of … truth.”

Living Fear Board

• Think of ONE fear to share out on the Living Fear Board

• This fear should relate to a WEAKNESS, the IMAGINATION, or based on a CHILDHOOD fear

• ANONYMOUS--no need to put your name unless you want to

• Post it on the back board in the correct ROW

• Physical Fear/Social Fear/Moral Fear