Uncertainty about future events may lead to worry, anxiety, even inability to function. The
highly related concept—intolerance of uncertainty (IU)—emerged in the early 1990s, which …

Fear motivates different types of defensive behaviors. These behaviors are, however, not
mere byproducts of fear. In this review, we highlight a bi-directional relationship between …

El miedo y la incertidumbre que aparecen como consecuencia natural del brote de
Coronavirus en Chile y el mundo, generan comportamientos que en ocasiones se alejan de …

Intolerance of uncertainty (IU), the tendency to find uncertainty aversive, is an important
transdiagnostic dimension in mental health disorders. Over the last decade, there has been …

The COVID-19 pandemic has presented a threat to mental health worldwide. The current
study aims to investigate the role of intolerance of uncertainty in cognitive, emotional and …

Avoidance behaviors are central to the anxiety disorders and implicated in many other forms
of psychopathology, but the reinforcing mechanism of avoidance remains largely elusive. It …

The uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated negative emotions,
especially among adolescents, who feel unable to tolerate the uncertainty of the epidemic …

Excessive avoidance towards innocuous cues is a central diagnostic criterion across anxiety-
related disorders. Relevant laboratory paradigms typically include instrumental learning …

Avoidance is generally adaptive, yet excessive rates of avoidance can become maladaptive
and lead to functional impairment and psychopathology. Laboratory-based treatment …

Avoiding stimuli that were previously associated with threat is essential for adaptive
functioning, but excessive avoidance that persists in the absence of threat can turn …