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Dymond, Simon and Roche, Bryan (2009) A Contemporary Behavioral Analysis of Anxiety and Avoidance. The Behavior Analyst, 32. pp. 7-28.
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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,
we first 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 analogs of key clinical treatment processes. Finally, we suggest some challenges
and opportunities that lie ahead for behavioral research on anxiety and avoidance.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Contemporary Behavioral Analysis; Anxiety; Avoidance; |
| Academic Unit: | Faculty of Science and Engineering > Psychology |
| Item ID: | 2150 |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Bryan Roche |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Oct 2010 09:23 |
| Journal or Publication Title: | The Behavior Analyst |
| Publisher: | Association for Behavior Analysis International |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| URI: | https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/2150 |
| Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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