Effects of Approach-Avoidance Training on the Extinction and Return of Fear Responses.

Effects of Approach-Avoidance Training on the Extinction and Return of Fear Responses.

Exposure therapy for anxiety involves confronting a patient with fear-evoking stimuli, a procedure based partially on Pavlovian extinction. Exposure and other extinction-based therapies usually lead to (partial) reduction of fear symptoms, but a substantial number of patients experience a return of...

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Main Authors: Angelos-Miltiadis Krypotos, Inna Arnaudova, Marieke Effting, Merel Kindt, Tom Beckers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4511792?pdf=render

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