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avoidance behavior [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-08-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Human Behaviour
- Phraseology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- avoidance behavior
1, record 1, English, avoidance%20behavior
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- aversive behavior 2, record 1, English, aversive%20behavior
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ambient behavior, or withdrawal, liable to increase distance between the subject and a goal (a physical object, a social partner or a situation). 2, record 1, English, - avoidance%20behavior
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Barriers on the way to the goal play a part in avoidance. The intensity of the avoidance behavior is a function of the distance to the goal (avoidance gradient). Avoidance can be a learned reaction to specific situations. It is also ... interpreted as an inner ego-protective process (Freud), as an inner process for removal of possibly threatening cognitive patterns, of specially tabooed words ... and for protection against painful and persistent stimulation ... 2, record 1, English, - avoidance%20behavior
Record 1, Key term(s)
- avoidance behaviour
- aversive behaviour
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Comportement humain
- Phraséologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- comportement d'évitement
1, record 1, French, comportement%20d%27%C3%A9vitement
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- comportement d'esquive 2, record 1, French, comportement%20d%27esquive
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cette peur [angoisse d'anticipation] engendre fréquemment un comportement d'évitement, c'est-à-dire un refus de fréquenter à nouveau les mêmes endroits [il s'agit d'un agoraphobe]. 3, record 1, French, - comportement%20d%27%C3%A9vitement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
faire disparaître le comportement d'évitement. 4, record 1, French, - comportement%20d%27%C3%A9vitement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Comportamiento humano
- Fraseología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- comportamiento de evitación
1, record 1, Spanish, comportamiento%20de%20evitaci%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- comportamiento de efugio 2, record 1, Spanish, comportamiento%20de%20efugio
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1993-01-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Animal Behaviour
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- avoidance behaviour
1, record 2, English, avoidance%20behaviour
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- avoidance behavior 2, record 2, English, avoidance%20behavior
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... aerial and ground surveys of the river indicated that the great majority of spawning and rearing habitats for ouananiche occurred upstream of the proposed site for the mill effluent discharge. The conclusion was that the effluent ... could ... prevent the adult fish from reaching their spawning areas through direct toxicity or through avoidance behaviour. 1, record 2, English, - avoidance%20behaviour
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Comportement animal
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- comportement d'évitement
1, record 2, French, comportement%20d%27%C3%A9vitement
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Comportement dont la production par un individu l'empêche de recevoir un stimulus nocif. 2, record 2, French, - comportement%20d%27%C3%A9vitement
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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