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Treatment of avoidance behavior as an adjunct to exposure therapy: Insights from modern learning theory
- Source :
- Behaviour research and therapy. 96
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Pathological avoidance of benign stimuli is a hallmark of anxiety and related disorders, and exposure-based treatments have often encouraged the removal of avoidance, or safety behaviors, due to their negative effects on extinction learning. Unfortunately, empirical evidence suggests that avoidance behaviors can persist following treatment, and the mere availability of avoidance behavior can be sufficient to renew fear following successful extinction learning. The present paper critically examines the function of avoidance behavior through the lens of modern learning theory, and speculates on novel behavioral and pharmacological strategies for targeting avoidance as an adjunct to current evidence-based treatments.
- Subjects :
- Psychotherapist
medicine.medical_treatment
Exposure therapy
Implosive Therapy
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Developmental psychology
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
medicine
Learning theory
Safety behaviors
Avoidance Learning
Animals
Humans
Learning
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
050102 behavioral science & comparative psychology
05 social sciences
Anxiety Disorders
Combined Modality Therapy
Adjunct
Psychiatry and Mental health
Clinical Psychology
Anti-Anxiety Agents
Anxiety
medicine.symptom
Psychology
Psychological Theory
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 1873622X
- Volume :
- 96
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Behaviour research and therapy
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....eeb1f30538846e1655acdb45ed6c2057