Theory 06
Why relief can keep a problem going: negative reinforcement, avoidance learning from two-factor theory to inhibitory learning, and experiential avoidance, with the evidence, its limits and why avoidance is not always maladaptive.
Research note 04
Why a restorative experience can leave the underlying difficulty unchanged: negative reinforcement, experiential avoidance, acute mood effects of exercise, rumination and the peak-end rule.
Advice 08 · Theoretical
Relief reinforces whatever produced it, and memory overweights peaks and endings. A short, honest review after a cathartic experience separates relief from resolution and prevents escape from becoming a habit.