Individuals with hypermobile joints had significantly higher intensity of fears.
The shortened version of the Fear Survey Schedule for Children Revised (24 items) is a self-report, which measures the intensity of fears (e.g., of criticism, the unknown, small animals, danger, or death) in children from 7 to 17 years (Ollendick 1983).
For example, experiencing varying intensities of fear can trigger panic and impair performance, but it can also be seen as a crucial component of effective performance and positive and potentially life-changing experiences [60].
This reminds us of a recent study investigating alexithymia that compared children with numerous somatic complaints with cases with few somatic complaints: the former had difficulty communicating negative internal states and experiencing indefinable internal states, as well as revealing greater intensities of fear and sadness [60].
Study subjects participated in one 6-min experiment with event-related functional MRI (Fusar-Poli et al., 2009 a ), in which they were presented with 10 different facial identities, each expressing 50% or 100% intensities of fear or a neutral expression.
Despite the intensity of the fear many feel when they board a plane, most of us don't allow it to rule our lives.
To preserve the intensity of the fear and emotion reported by participants, Williams chose to present their questionaire responses in poetic structures.
Oh, the horror of your body not living up to the intensity of your fear — no matter how fast I wanted to run, my feet moved slowly, slipping on the wet pavement.
The uniform intensity of their fear surprised me.
