Can Personal Meaning Reduce Avoidance? A Systematic Review of Experimental Analogs

Avoidance is a widely extended behavior in animal organisms, including human beings. [...]it has to be meaningful for the person and not given by any external person. The data mentioned come from clinical interventions that mainly employ questionnaires as indirect measures for symptomatology, qualit...

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Published inRevista internacional de psicología y terapia psicológica Vol. 24; no. 2; pp. 149 - 170
Main Authors Vela, Javier, Villarroel, Jorge, Lahera, Beatriz Harana
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Almería La Asociación de Análisis del Comportamiento 01.06.2024
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Anxiety
Behavior
Cancer therapies
Clinical trials
Flexibility
Loneliness
Systematic review
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Summary:Avoidance is a widely extended behavior in animal organisms, including human beings. [...]it has to be meaningful for the person and not given by any external person. The data mentioned come from clinical interventions that mainly employ questionnaires as indirect measures for symptomatology, quality of life, avoidance, etc. The present systematic review aims to review empirical data on the role of personal meaning in diminishing avoidance to discomfort, while identifying key elements of their motivational protocols that could help to promote more flexible behavioral patterns.
ISSN:1577-7057