Meanings of social avoidance in English

Specifically, we propose that distinct but potentially overlapping circuits mediate OT-dependent social approach or social avoidance.

In general, reassurance seeking strengthened the association between social avoidance and global ED psychopathology and depressive symptoms.

Doctors typically diagnose children by observing behaviors associated with the disorder, such as repetitive behaviors or social avoidance.

Results: Main effects were found for social avoidance and insecure attachment in association with global ED psychopathology and depressive symptoms.

In addition, two-way interactions between social avoidance and reassurance seeking were observed for both global ED psychopathology and depressive symptoms.

Conclusion: These results demonstrate the importance of reassurance seeking in psychopathology among women with BN who display personality features characterized by social avoidance.

We found that AVD-deficient mice were more vulnerable to the effects of social stress using a social avoidance test, and this was dependent on strain.