The so-called 'replicability crisis' has sparked methodological discussions in many areas of
science in general, and in psychology in particular. This has led to recent endeavours to …

Anxiety disorders are the most common mental disorders and are often chronic and
disabling. Although exposure-based treatments are effective, a substantial number of …

Fear is widely recognized as a defensive emotion that has developed as a consequence of
its adaptive function in protecting the entire animal kingdom from danger, ensuring the …

On January 30th 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19
pandemic a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). Italy has been one …

Exposure therapy is an effective approach for treating anxiety disorders, although a
substantial number of individuals fail to benefit or experience a return of fear after treatment …

Pain is a primary symptom driving patients to seek physical therapy, and its attenuation
commonly defines a successful outcome. A large body of evidence is dedicated to …

Fear generalization, in which conditioned fear responses generalize or spread to related
stimuli, is a defining feature of anxiety disorders. The behavioral consequences of …

A better understanding of psychological trauma is fundamental to clinical psychology.
Following traumatic event (s), a clinically significant number of people develop symptoms …

Avoidance is a key characteristic of adaptive and maladaptive fear. Here, we review past
and contemporary theories of avoidance learning. Based on the theories, experimental …

Why do only some individuals develop pathological anxiety following adverse events? Fear
acquisition, extinction and return of fear paradigms serve as experimental learning models …