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Why behavior analysts should study emotion: the example of anxiety

P C Friman1, S C Hayes, K G Wilson

  • 1Creighton University School of Medicine. frimanp@boystown.org

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
|April 9, 1998
PubMed
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Behavior analysis can explain anxiety by examining how derived relations and experiential avoidance contribute to anxious behavior. This framework highlights anxiety as a suitable subject for behavior-analytic study.

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Area of Science:

  • Behavioral Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • Anxiety is a central topic in mainstream psychology.
  • Behavior analysis has historically overlooked anxiety.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore reasons for the discrepancy in anxiety research between mainstream psychology and behavior analysis.
  • To propose a behavior-analytic conceptualization of anxiety.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of anxiety within a behavior-analytic framework.
  • Examination of derived stimulus relations and private events.
  • Analysis of experiential avoidance as a function of anxious behavior.

Main Results:

  • Language allows for indirect acquisition of stimulus functions.

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  • Private events can function as discriminative stimuli.
  • Anxiety disorders may arise from derived relations, not just direct learning.
  • Experiential avoidance is a primary function of anxious behavior.

    • Conclusions:

    • Anxiety is a suitable subject for behavior-analytic study.
    • Derived relations play a significant role in anxiety disorders.
    • Understanding anxiety through a behavior-analytic lens offers new insights.