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Anxiety and Fear in Daily Life

so, Grr’s community will have a feast, and he will be considered a hero. Unfortunately, the more likely outcome is that the lion will win. If so, Grr will not be around very long. So, we can say that a likely short- term outcome is Grr’s death, and a likely long-term outcome is that he won’t have any children. Grr’s hot temper will probably disappear along with the rest of him. As for Eek, it’s possible that his food-saving plan will fail. Maybe the lion won’t get bored—maybe it will lurk outside for days while Eek slowly starves. But the more likely outcome is that lion will get hungry and wander off to hunt something else. In that case, a short-term outcome is Eek’s survival,

If feeling worried inspires us to act—for example, studying before a hard test— then it’s useful, but…