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Clinical psychology

the spread of conditioned fear responses to stimuli that resemble the original threat cue, heightened in anxiety disorders.

In clinical psychology, fear generalization refers to the spread of conditioned fear responses to stimuli that resemble the original threat cue, heightened in anxiety disorders. This meaning comes from Lissek (2008) in Behaviour Research and Therapy.[1]

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References

Lissek, S., Biggs, A. L., Rabin, S. J., Cornwell, B. R., Alvarez, R. P., Pine, D. S., & Grillon, C. (2008). Generalization of conditioned fear-potentiated startle in humans: Experimental validation and clinical relevance. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 46(5), 678-687. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2008.02.005

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