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experiential avoidance: a standalone construct

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Clinical psychology

unwillingness to stay in contact with unwanted private experiences such as thoughts, feelings and memories, and efforts to alter or escape them.

In clinical psychology, experiential avoidance refers to unwillingness to stay in contact with unwanted private experiences such as thoughts, feelings and memories, and efforts to alter or escape them. This meaning comes from Hayes (1996) in Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.[1]

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acceptance6 fields · 14 citationsjingle · one name, six constructs avoidance2 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, two carriers contact2 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs

References

Hayes, S. C., Wilson, K. G., Gifford, E. V., Follette, V. M., & Strosahl, K. (1996). Experiential avoidance and behavioral disorders: A functional dimensional approach to diagnosis and treatment. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 64(6), 1152-1168. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-006x.64.6.1152

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