Meghan D Thurston
Safety Learning in Anxiety, Pavlovian Conditioned Inhibition and COVID Concerns
Thurston, Meghan D; Cassaday, Helen J
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Helen J Cassaday
Abstract
Experimental studies of fear conditioning have identified the effectiveness of safety signals in inhibiting fear and maintaining fear-motivated behaviors. In fear conditioning procedures, the presence of safety signals means that the otherwise expected feared outcome will not now occur. Differences in the inhibitory learning processes needed to learn safety are being identified in various psychological and psychiatric conditions. However, despite early theoretical interest, the role of conditioned inhibitors as safety signals in anxiety has been under-investigated to date, in part because of the stringent test procedures required to confirm the demonstration of conditioned inhibition as such. Nonetheless, the theoretical implications of an inhibitory learning perspective continue to influence clinical practice. Moreover, our understanding of safety signals is of additional importance in the context of the increased health anxiety and safety behaviors generated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Thurston, M. D., & Cassaday, H. J. (2022). Safety Learning in Anxiety, Pavlovian Conditioned Inhibition and COVID Concerns. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, Article 866771. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.866771
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Mar 10, 2022 |
Online Publication Date | Apr 4, 2022 |
Publication Date | Apr 4, 2022 |
Deposit Date | Mar 17, 2022 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 17, 2022 |
Journal | Frontiers in Psychology |
Electronic ISSN | 1664-1078 |
Publisher | Frontiers Media |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 13 |
Article Number | 866771 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.866771 |
Keywords | anxiety; conditioned inhibition; Covid-19 pandemic; safety learning |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/7608658 |
Publisher URL | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.866771/full |
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