Eric avoided doing lots of things in life, from going to the dentist to paying his taxes. He avoided anything that might cause him any anxiety. This inevitably caused him even more anxiety. Eric ...

Is Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) a formal diagnosis, or a cry for help? Why extreme resistance in kids signals a need ...

Procrastination can feel like an inevitable hurdle, but janapasabi has developed a structured approach to address it. At the core of this system is the Zeigarnik Effect, a psychological concept that ...

Avoidance behavior is a prominent and impairing feature of anxiety disorders, trauma- and stressor-related disorders, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. A transdiagnostic approach to identifying the ...

Maladaptive behaviors interfere with a person’s daily activities, ability to adjust, or ability to participate in certain settings. Maladaptive behavior can appear in various ways, including avoidance ...

Sometimes when we encounter challenging situations, it’s easier to avoid them than to face them. Some difficult emotions – like anxiety, fear, or worry – stick around or get worse because of this.

Pathological demand avoidance is when someone goes to great lengths to ignore or evade demands. PDA is often mistaken for defiance, but it is a unique behavior pattern that can cause challenges.

Responding appropriately to potential threats before they materialize is critical to avoiding disastrous outcomes. Here we examine how threat-coping behavior is regulated by the tail of the striatum ...