25th November 2019

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What is avoidance avoidance?

medical Definition of avoidance-avoidance conflict. : psychological conflict that results when a choice must be made between two undesirable alternatives — compare approach-approach conflict, approach-avoidance conflict.

What is an avoidance behavior?

January 2013) In psychology, avoidance coping, escape coping, or cope and avoid is a maladaptive coping mechanism characterized by the effort to avoid dealing with a stressor. Coping refers to behaviors that attempt to protect oneself from psychological damage.
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