Talk:Motivation and emotion/Book/2017/Fear of pain

Hi! I was just checking up on your site as pain is a core topic of my assignment (Pain and Pleasure) and I was thinking about how looking at the fear of pain when considering the motivation dimension theory put forward by Fields, it is quite interesting! In short MDT centres around the concept that in certain situations, if the potential outcome is pleasurable or desirable enough, then the body will drown out or ignore the pain that the action causing this outcome will have, so as to increase the chance of receiving the pleasure. I wonder if when considering the fear of pain rather than just the pain itself, the same principle applies? Especially considering the difference the physiological basis, fear is a more psychological basis rather than physical, so can the body overpower the cognitive process of developing fear? and how would this play out when considering individuals with algophobia? Phobias are a diagnosable psychological condition. Would there be a difference in cases treated with anti anxiety medication? Just some thoughts to ponder! Hopefully this gives you some research starters