Psychological danger

Immediate psychological danger is linked to short-term trauma - e.g. a disaster at home or work social problems - domestic illness, etc. This may result in a loss of concentration, abruptness with work colleagues, and other short-term stress-related symptoms. 

Long-term psychological danger may be linked to fears connected with fear of failure, unemployment/job security, or lack of career direction and motivation. The symptoms are similar to those described above, but often only become apparent over a longer timescale. 

The paper by Chamberlin published under the title The Method of Multiple Working Hypotheses in 1890 (republished in 1965) is, however, historically interesting. There he described the dangers of affection for a favorite theory by making reference to psychological factors. 

The American President Franklin Delano Roosevelt once said that there is nothing to fear but fear itself. It was a wise conclusion, especially from the standpoint of clinical psychology. Fear is indeed frightening. So much so that phobias - irrational fears of situations that are not dangerous - can be generated and maintained by the simple belief that one will experience intense fear. The panic and anxiety that are aroused in these disorders can be a simple, but intense, fear of fear.56... 

In addition to this, there is the level of worker stress. While that is psychological, that stress is real, and there is an awareness of the constant danger, and the potential for accidents. There is a continual low level awareness of what the worker is exposed to and the potential for disaster, even in the safe areas. Extended worker vacation is often necessary if only to relieve psychological stress. 

I refer not to danger inherent in the jungle or to the inevitable hardships attendant upon travel in remote areas, but rather to the psychological stress inherent in confronting the phenomenon—... 

Both the antipersonnel mine and booby trap are more important for their psychological effect on the enemy than for the number of casualties they cause They strike unexpectedly, and often when the soldiers are relaxed in occupied areas or doing some routine task. Mines and booby traps should have infinite variety in their distribution and use and should be particularly dangerous to those who attempt to locate or remove them... 

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