...Kristof Vandael; Jonas Zaman; Bram Vervliet The excessive spreading (or generalization) of fear toward safe situations is characteristic of anxiety disorders. Understanding factors that contribute to this is crucial. The current study hypothesized that avoidance leads to increased generalization...

...Alex H. K. Wong; Asimina Aslanidou; Marcelo Malbec; Andre Pittig; Matthias J. Wieser; Marta Andreatta; Yannick Boddez Avoidance is typically adaptive given it prevents threat. However, avoidance becomes maladaptive when it is executed out of proportion of threat (i.e., excessive or insufficient...