"Avoidance Learning" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A response to a cue that is instrumental in avoiding a noxious experience.
| Descriptor ID |
D001362
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F02.463.425.097 F02.463.785.373.173
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| Concept/Terms |
Avoidance Behavior- Avoidance Behavior
- Avoidance Behaviors
- Behavior, Avoidance
- Behaviors, Avoidance
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Avoidance Learning" by people in this website by year, and whether "Avoidance Learning" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Avoidance Learning" by people in Profiles.
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Experiential avoidance, engaged living, and burnout in medical students, residents and fellows. Acta Psychol (Amst). 2026 Jun; 266:106905.
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Avoidance in pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder: Symptom phenomenology and clinical correlates. J Affect Disord. 2026 Feb 15; 395(Pt B):120772.
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Monitoring Clinically Relevant Behaviors and Experiential Avoidance Throughout the Course of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: A Single-Case Quasi-Experimental Study. Behav Modif. 2025 07; 49(4):377-419.
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The long-term effects of limbic non-convulsive status epilepticus in peri-adolescent rats. Epilepsy Behav. 2024 Dec; 161:110086.
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Prefrontal Regulation of Safety Learning during Ethologically Relevant Thermal Threat. eNeuro. 2024 Feb; 11(2).
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Approach and Avoidance Coping Dynamics during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Nonlinear Dynamics Psychol Life Sci. 2022 Oct; 26(4):403-422.
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CDKL5 Deficiency Augments Inhibitory Input into the Dentate Gyrus That Can Be Reversed by Deep Brain Stimulation. J Neurosci. 2021 10 27; 41(43):9031-9046.
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Experiential Avoidance Predicts Persistence of Major Depressive Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder in Late Adolescence. J Clin Psychiatry. 2019 10 22; 80(6).
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Aversive Training Induces Both Presynaptic and Postsynaptic Suppression in Drosophila. J Neurosci. 2019 11 13; 39(46):9164-9172.
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Defensive Behaviors Driven by a Hypothalamic-Ventral Midbrain Circuit. eNeuro. 2019 Jul/Aug; 6(4).