Uncategorized DEMAND AVOIDANCE PHENOMENA: IS ALL DEMAND AVOIDANCE IRRATIONAL & HOW USEFUL IS THE CONSTRUCT AT PLUGGING THE GAP CREATED BY THE DSM-5? 1 Aug 2020 DEMAND AVOIDANCE PHENOMENA: IS ALL DEMAND AVOIDANCE IRRATIONAL & HOW USEFUL IS THE CONSTRUCT AT PLUGGING THE GAP CREATED BY THE DSM-5? Introduction. This is a short blog post…
Uncategorized DEMAND MANAGEMENT PHENOMENA AND ITS RELATION TO AUTISM: NOT ANOTHER DIAGRAM? 28 Jul 2020 DEMAND MANAGEMENT PHENOMENA AND ITS RELATION TO AUTISM: NOT ANOTHER DIAGRAM? Introduction. This is a short blog post to update my current thinking on PDA and how it relates…
Uncategorized 27TH OF JULY 2020 BLOG POST: LINKS TO MY RECENT TWITTER MUSINGS ON DEMAND MANAGEMENT PHENOMENA. 27 Jul 202027 Jul 2020 27TH OF JULY 2020 BLOG POST: LINKS TO MY RECENT TWITTER MUSINGS ON DEMAND MANAGEMENT PHENOMENA. Introduction. This is just a quick blog post to bring my current thinking…
Uncategorized RATIONAL (PATHOLOGICAL) DEMAND AVOIDANCE: AN ETHICAL CHALLENGE TO ITS ORTHODOXY. 25 Apr 202025 Apr 2020 RATIONAL (PATHOLOGICAL) DEMAND AVOIDANCE: AN ETHICAL CHALLENGE TO ITS ORTHODOXY. Introduction. This is a short essay I wrote in late 2018 on the ethics of Rational Demand Avoidance (RDA).…
Uncategorized CAN REINFORCEMENT BASED APPROACHES CAUSE BORDERINE PERSONALITY DISORDER IN PERSONS WITH PATHOLOGICAL DEMAND AVOIDANCE? 21 Apr 2020 CAN REINFORCEMENT BASED APPROACHES CAUSE BORDELINE PERSONALITY DISORDER IN PERSONS WITH PATHOLOGICAL DEMAND AVOIDANCE? Introduction. This is the first of the few blog posts I will be producing over…
Uncategorized 17th OF MARCH 2020 BLOG POST: UPDATING MY CURRENT THOUGHTS ON THE MEDICAL NATURE OF DEMAND AVOIDANCE PHENOMENA. 17 Mar 202017 Mar 2020 17th OF MARCH 2020 BLOG POST: UPDATING MY CURRENT THOUGHTS ON THE MEDICAL NATURE OF DEMAND AVOIDANCE PHENOMENA. Introduction. This blog post discusses three different topics that explain some…
Uncategorized 13th OF FEBRUARY 2020 UPDATE TO THE LIST OF DEMAND AVOIDANCE PHENOMENA ARTICLES. 13 Feb 2020 13th OF FEBRUARY 2020 UPDATE TO THE LIST OF DEMAND AVOIDANCE PHENOMENA ARTICLES. Introduction. This is a quick update to the previous update published at the start of the…
Uncategorized 01st OF FEBRUARY 2020 UPDATE TO THE LIST OF DEMAND AVOIDANCE PHENOMENA ARTICLES. 1 Feb 202013 Feb 2020 01st OF FEBRUARY 2020 UPDATE TO THE LIST OF DEMAND AVOIDANCE PHENOMENA ARTICLES. *Update.* I have published an updated list, which can be found here: https://rationaldemandavoidance.com/2020/02/13/13th-of-february-2020-update-to-the-list-of-demand-avoidance-phenomena-articles/ Introduction. It…
Uncategorized CALL FOR PAPERS: CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON PATHOLOGICAL DEMAND AVOIDANCE. 5 Jan 20205 Jan 2020 CALL FOR PAPERS: CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON PATHOLOGICAL DEMAND AVOIDANCE. Introduction. Recently on twitter I was asked if there is a book containing relevant critique of PDA, i.e. is there…
Uncategorized PERSONAL REFLECTIONS ON WRITING ABOUT THE ETHICS OF DEMAND AVOIDANCE PHENOMENA. 1 Dec 2019 PERSONAL REFLECTIONS ON WRITING ABOUT THE ETHICS OF DEMAND AVOIDANCE PHENOMENA. Introduction. I am currently in the process of completing revisions on a book chapter discussing the ethics of…