Although numerous behavioral constructs have been proposed to account for anxiety
disorders, how these disorders develop within an individual has been difficult to predict. In …

Anxiety-related disorders are characterized by high levels of avoidance, but experimental
research into avoidance learning in patients is scarce. To fill this gap, we compared healthy …

Safety behaviors are behavioral responses that aim to prevent or minimize an imminent
threat when confronting a feared stimulus. Despite its adaptive purpose, preliminary …

When evaluating ambiguous situations, humans sometimes use their behavior as a source
of information (behavior-as-information effect) and interpret safety behaviors as evidence for …

Safety behaviors are responses that can reduce or even prevent an expected threat.
Moreover, empirical studies have shown that using safety behaviors to a learnt safety …

Anxiety disorders are among the most common mental disorders worldwide. These
conditions are characterized by excessive anxiety that is difficult to control. In most anxiety …

In the interplay of fear and avoidance, not only imminent threat signals that directly predict
potential threat evoke avoidance, but also distal threat signals that predict these imminent …

We conducted an experiment to assess the role of trait anxiety (TA) and prospective
intolerance of uncertainty (P-IU) in the extinction and renewal of avoidance and distress. In …

Avoiding activities posing bodily threat is adaptive. However, spreading of avoidance to safe
activities may cause functional disability in people with chronic pain. We investigated …

Although numerous behavioural constructs have been proposed to account for anxiety
disorders, how they grow within an individual has been difficult to predict. In this perspective …