A computer-based avatar task designed to assess behavioral inhibition extends to behavioral avoidance but not cognitive avoidance
Avoidance is a common feature of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as well as anxiety and depressive disorders. Avoidance can be expressed behaviorally as well as cognitively. Most personality assessments for avoidance involve self-report inventories which are susceptible to biased responding. T...
Main Author: | M. Todd Allen |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2018-07-01
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Series: | PeerJ |
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Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/5330.pdf |
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