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fear generalization

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The generalization of fear is an adaptive, behavioral, and physiological response to the likelihood of threat in the environment.

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Source 1review2015NeuropsychopharmacologyDOI PubMed

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Claim 1disease mechanism summarysupports2015Source 1DOI PubMed

Overgeneralization of fear is described as a cardinal feature of PTSD and manifests as inappropriate fear expression in neutral and safe environments.

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In contrast, the overgeneralization of fear, a cardinal feature of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), manifests as inappropriate, uncontrollable expression of fear in neutral and safe environments.

Claim 2mechanistic frameworksupports2015Source 1DOI PubMed

The review frames fear generalization in terms of interference resolution between similar memories.

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Here, we conceptualize generalization of fear in terms of resolution of interference between similar memories.

Claim 3stress effect summarysupports2015Source 1DOI PubMed

Stress is presented as a risk factor for PTSD that affects these mechanisms to increase memory interference and decrease memory precision.

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We discuss evidence for how these mechanisms are affected by stress, a risk factor for PTSD, to increase memory interference and decrease precision.