A limitation is that there may be alternative explanations for avoidance behaviour. Explain.
A limitation is that there may be alternative explanations for avoidance behaviour. Explain.
Not all avoidance of phobias is the result of anxiety reduction, at least for more complex phobias like agoraphobia. There's some evidence to suggest that some avoidance behaviour appears to be motivated more by positive feelings of safety. Basically, the motivating factor in not wanting to leave the house is not to avoid the phobic stimulus, but to stick with the factor of safety. This explains why some agoraphobics can leave the house with a trusted person with little anxiety, but cannot leave alone (Buck 2010). This is a problem for the two-process model, which suggests that avoidance is motivated by anxiety reduction.
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