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30th APS Annual Convention

Avoidance Behavior in Anxiety and Pain Disorders

Friday, May 25, 2018 · San Francisco, CA

Oral · General

Avoidance is an adaptive response when threat is imminent, but when it (over)generalizes to safe stimuli/situations and persists despite changes in contingencies it may interfere with daily life activities and lead to disability. This symposium brings together innovative research on learning mechanisms of avoidance behavior in anxiety and pain disorders.

Chairs & Discussants

  • Ann MeuldersChair
    Maastricht University
  • Ann MeuldersChair
    KU Leuven

Presentations

  1. Maladaptive Behavioral Consequences of Conditioned Fear-Generalization: A Pronounced, Yet Sparsely Studied, Feature of Anxiety PathologyShmuel Lissek
  2. Investigating Pavlovian-to-Instrumental Transfer Effects in Individuals with Sub-Clinical Symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive DisorderAngelos Krypotos
  3. The Bidirectional Relationship between Fear and Avoidance, and Its Impact on PainAnn Meulders
  4. Safety Behavior after Extinction Triggers a Return of Threat ExpectancyIris Engelhard, Sophie van Uijen, Arne Leer