The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1997

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Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Chapters 1-3

Chapters 4-6

Chapters 7-9

Chapters 10-12

Chapters 13-15

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Essay Topics

How would you have defined fear and intuition before reading The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence? How would you define intuition now? According to Gavin de Becker, what makes it different from fear?

What is a personal habit that you found was encouraged or discouraged by the text? Why does de Becker encourage or discourage this habit?

Consider a moment in which you questioned a personal situation. What were your satellites? Did you heed them?