Avoidance · Psikofiloloji

Source and editorial check: 2026-09-19

In everyday language

Avoidance means keeping away from a situation or activity because it feels threatening or distressing. For example, someone may stop using a lift because they expect to feel afraid.

A closer look

In an anxiety-focused behavioural account, avoiding a feared situation can provide immediate relief while leaving the fear unchallenged. The behaviour should be understood in context: its short-term effect and its longer-term consequences may differ.

Editorial interpretation

This entry concerns avoidance linked to fear. It does not label staying away from actual danger, setting boundaries or declining an unwanted activity as a disorder.

Editorial interpretation

The example illustrates a concept; it is not an instruction to confront a risky situation or to conduct exposure treatment without appropriate assessment.

Across languages

An equivalent can be approximate. Empty entries have not been verified; they are excluded from multilingual search.

Language	Equivalent	Context
Türkçe	Kaçınma	Approximate. Editorial Turkish rendering of the cited English concept; specialist translation review is not complete. Source
English	Avoidance	Source-attested. Attested in the cited source; equivalence is limited to this context. Source
Deutsch	Vermeidung	Approximate. Editorial translation of the English concept; the linked sources support its meaning, not native-language terminology validation. Source
Français	Évitement	Approximate. Editorial translation of the English concept; the linked sources support its meaning, not native-language terminology validation. Source
Español	Evitación	Approximate. Editorial translation of the English concept; the linked sources support its meaning, not native-language terminology validation. Source
Italiano	Evitamento	Approximate. Editorial translation of the English concept; the linked sources support its meaning, not native-language terminology validation. Source
Português	Evitamento	Approximate. Editorial translation of the English concept; the linked sources support its meaning, not native-language terminology validation. Source
Nederlands	Vermijding	Approximate. Editorial translation of the English concept; the linked sources support its meaning, not native-language terminology validation. Source
Русский	Избегание	Approximate. Editorial translation of the English concept; the linked sources support its meaning, not native-language terminology validation. Source
العربية	التجنب	Approximate. Editorial translation of the English concept; the linked sources support its meaning, not native-language terminology validation. Source
فارسی	اجتناب	Approximate. Editorial translation of the English concept; the linked sources support its meaning, not native-language terminology validation. Source
Ελληνικά	Αποφυγή	Approximate. Editorial translation of the English concept; the linked sources support its meaning, not native-language terminology validation. Source
中文	回避	Approximate. Editorial translation of the English concept; the linked sources support its meaning, not native-language terminology validation. Source
日本語	回避	Approximate. Editorial translation of the English concept; the linked sources support its meaning, not native-language terminology validation. Source
한국어	회피	Approximate. Editorial translation of the English concept; the linked sources support its meaning, not native-language terminology validation. Source

Sources you can follow

Facing your fears
NHS Every Mind Matters · Source reference · Accessed: 2026-09-19
Acute Threat (“Fear”)
National Institute of Mental Health · Research framework · Accessed: 2026-09-19

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