A Contemporary Behavior Analysis of Anxiety and Avoidance

Autor/inn/en	Dymond, Simon; Roche, Bryan
Titel	A Contemporary Behavior Analysis of Anxiety and Avoidance
Quelle	In: Behavior Analyst, 32 (2009) 1, S.7-27 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0738-6729
Schlagwörter	Behavioral Science Research; Etiology; Anxiety; Psychological Patterns; Fear; Therapy; Outcomes of Treatment; Associative Learning; Operant Conditioning; Behavior Patterns + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ätiologie; Angst; Furcht; Therapie; Operante Konditionierung
Abstract	Despite the central status of avoidance in explaining the etiology and maintenance of anxiety disorders, surprisingly little behavioral research has been conducted on human avoidance. In the present paper, first we provide a brief review of the empirical literature on avoidance. Next, we describe the implications of research on derived relational responding and the transformation of functions for a contemporary behavioral account of avoidance, before providing several illustrative research examples of laboratory-based analogues of key clinical treatment processes. Finally, we suggest some challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for behavioral research on anxiety and avoidance. (Contains 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10