Generalization of socially transmitted and instructed avoidance

Generalization of socially transmitted and instructed avoidance

Excessive avoidance behavior, in which an instrumental action prevents an upcoming aversive event, is a defining feature of anxiety disorders. Left unchecked, both fear and avoidance of potentially threatening stimuli may generalize to perceptually related stimuli and situations. The behavioral cons...

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Main Authors: Gemma eCameron, Michael W Schlund, Simon eDymond
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Subjects:
generalization
avoidance
fear-conditioning
anxiety disorders.
observational-learning
instructed-learning
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2015.00159/full

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