Experiential avoidance and PTSD
Author ORCID Identifier
Holly Orcutt:https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0197-0784
Anthony Reffi:https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2783-1678
Robyn Ellis:https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0623-7378
Publication Title
Emotion in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Etiology, Assessment, Neurobiology, and Treatment
ISBN
9780128160220
Document Type
Article
Abstract
This chapter introduces and defines the construct of experiential avoidance (EA) and how EA can be distinguished from other related constructs (e.g., emotion regulation). Relational frame theory is described and discussed within the context of the development of EA. The relationship between EA and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is presented through the review of the extant literature within the context of several proposed theoretical models. Mechanisms by which the relationship between EA and PTSD develops and is maintained are proposed and discussed. The malleability of EA is presented through the summation of the limited treatment research that discussed changes in EA and PTSD. Limitations, clinical implications, and future directions for the literature on EA and PTSD are offered and discussed.
First Page
409
Last Page
436
Publication Date
2-3-2020
DOI
10.1016/B978-0-12-816022-0.00014-4
Keywords
Emotional avoidance, Experiential avoidance, Posttraumatic stress disorder, PTSD, Relational frame theory, RFT
Recommended Citation
Orcutt, Holly K.; Reffi, Anthony N.; and Ellis, Robyn A., "Experiential avoidance and PTSD" (2020). NIU Bibliography. 274.
https://huskiecommons.lib.niu.edu/niubib/274
Department
Department of Psychology
