Tag Archive for: Michael Twohig
Experiential Avoidance of Thoughts and Feelings is Unhealthy
Psychologist Steven Hayes popularized the term experiential avoidance, which is a term that originated in contextual behavioral science research. It refers to a common psychological pattern to which we are all susceptible: the attempt to avoid…
Experiential Avoidance: What We Resist Persists
Experiential avoidance is a term that originated in contextual behavioral science research. It refers to a common psychological pattern to which we are all susceptible: the attempt to avoid unpleasant thoughts, images, feelings, sensations,…