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   What is harm avoidance in psychology?

   • Cloninger ( 1987, p. 575.) defined harm avoidance as “a heritable tendency to respond intensely to signals of aversive stimuli, thereby learning to inhibit behavior to avoid punishment, novelty, and frustrative nonreward.” The term “harm avoidance” has had a long history in psychology.

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   What is Harm Avoidance (HA)?

   • Harm avoidance ( HA) is a personality trait characterized by excessive worrying; pessimism; shyness; and being fearful, doubtful, and easily fatigued. In MRI studies HA was correlated with reduced grey matter volume in the orbito-frontal, occipital and parietal regions.

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   Is harm avoidance a personality trait?

   • Murray listed harm avoidance, i.e., to avoid pain, as one of the viscerogenic needs. Tellegen described harm avoidance, i.e., intolerance of danger, as a primary personality trait. This primary personality trait is a component of the personality factor “Constraint” that is indicative of high behavioral restraint.

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   What is a high level of harm avoidance?

   • Described as a tendency to avoid or cease behavioral activities due to intense response elicited by aversive stimuli, high levels of harm avoidance can be expressed as listed below (Cloninger 1987, p. 582.): 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

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   Harm avoidance (HA) is a personality trait characterized by excessive worrying; pessimism; shyness; and being fearful, doubtful, and easily fatigued. In MRI studies HA was correlated with reduced grey matter volume in the orbito-frontal, occipital and parietal regions.

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   Jan 30, 2024 · Key Takeaways: Harm avoidance is a personality trait characterized by a tendency to avoid or withdraw from potentially harmful situations. It can be measured through various psychological assessments and is influenced by both genetic and environmental factors.

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   Jan 1, 2020 · Harm avoidance is a heritable personality trait (i.e., temperament) characterized by fear of uncertainty, shyness of strangers, quick fatigability, and pessimistic worry of future problems. Different levels of harm avoidance reflect variations in genes and brain structures and functions related primarily to the serotonergic and cholinergic systems.

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   • Situational avoidance. This is the most common type of avoidance, says McKay in his book. Situational avoidance refers to staying away from people, places, things, or activities that feel activating to you.
   • Cognitive avoidance. This type of avoidance is an inside job. Cognitive avoidance refers to actively turning your mind away from distressing thoughts or memories.
   • Protective avoidance. Protective avoidance refers to actions in your physical environment that help you feel safer in your inner world, including: compulsive cleaning.
   • Somatic avoidance. Somatic avoidance refers to steering clear from situations that elicit a physical response similar to anxiety or the stress response.

6. journals.sagepub.com › doi › fullWhat’s the Harm? The Coverage of Ethics and Harm Avoidance in ...

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   Jun 2, 2017 · Chapters primarily characterize participants as at risk for psychological and physical harm. Textbooks engage in detailed discussions of how to avoid harm; informed consent figures prominently as an essential way to mitigate risk of harm.

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   Jan 1, 2016 · Harm avoidance is a biologically informed conceptualization of trait anxiety. It reflects the heritable tendency to react strongly to punishment or frustration by inhibiting ongoing behavior. Harm avoidance has been discussed in particular as a risk factor for major depression and anxiety disorders.

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   Harm avoidance is a behavior or personality trait where individuals try to anticipate and avoid risks and threats. People who have high levels of harm avoidance may be more likely to develop mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).