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Article: Treatment of avoidance behavior as an adjunct to exposure therapy: Insights from modern learning theory

TitleTreatment of avoidance behavior as an adjunct to exposure therapy: Insights from modern learning theory
Authors
Treanor, MichaelBarry, Tom J.
KeywordsAvoidance learning
Extinction
Exposure therapy
Anxiety disorders
Issue Date2017
Citation
Behaviour Research and Therapy, 2017, v. 96, p. 30-36 How to Cite?
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2017.04.009
AbstractElsevier © 2017. 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.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/242688
ISSN
0005-7967
2021 Impact Factor: 5.321
2020 SCImago Journal Rankings: 2.506
ISI Accession Number ID
WOS:000408179200004

 

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dc.contributor.authorTreanor, Michael-
dc.contributor.authorBarry, Tom J.-
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-10T10:51:20Z-
dc.date.available2017-08-10T10:51:20Z-
dc.date.issued2017-
dc.identifier.citationBehaviour Research and Therapy, 2017, v. 96, p. 30-36-
dc.identifier.issn0005-7967-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/242688-
dc.description.abstractElsevier © 2017. 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.-
dc.languageeng-
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dc.rightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.-
dc.subjectAvoidance learning-
dc.subjectExtinction-
dc.subjectExposure therapy-
dc.subjectAnxiety disorders-
dc.titleTreatment of avoidance behavior as an adjunct to exposure therapy: Insights from modern learning theory-
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