Human fear conditioning research since Watson's case study on “Little Albert” has vastly
evolved and its impact today is reaching far beyond phobic anxiety. This review focuses on …

Threat-anticipatory defensive responses have evolved to promote survival in a dynamic
world. While inherently adaptive, aberrant expression of defensive responses to potential …

Individual responses to behavioral treatment of anxiety disorders vary considerably, which
requires a better understanding of underlying processes. In this study, we examined the …

It is a defining feature of anxiety disorders that fear is elicited by a circumscribed class of
stimuli rather than by only one specific exemplar of that class. Therefore, fear generalization …

Safety learning occurs when an otherwise neutral stimulus comes to signal the absence of
threat, allowing organisms to use safety information to inhibit fear and anxiety in …

The inability to experience pleasure or interest in activities (commonly referred to in clinical
settings as anhedonia) is characteristic of depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder …

This special issue celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Little Albert study, published in
February 1920, which marked the birth of human fear conditioning research. The collection …

Background Pathological avoidance is a transdiagnostic characteristic of anxiety disorders.
Avoidance conditioning re‐emerged as a translational model to examine mechanisms and …

Abstract Purpose of Review In current review, we evaluate the current literature examining
the role of disgust in eating disorders (EDs), and provide a theoretical model designed to …

Avoiding stimuli that were previously associated with threat is essential for adaptive
functioning, but excessive avoidance that persists in the absence of threat can turn …