PDA – Rational Demand Avoidance

DEMAND AVOIDANCE PHENOMENA: IS IT A TRAUMA RESPONSE?

DEMAND AVOIDANCE PHENOMENA: IS IT A TRAUMA RESPONSE? Introduction. This is a short blog post to provide some updates on my current thinking on the nature of Demand Avoidance…

DEMAND AVOIDANCE PHENOMENA: IS IT A SELF-VALIDATION EXERCISE?

DEMAND AVOIDANCE PHENOMENA: IS IT A SELF-VALIDATION EXERCISE? Introduction. This is a short blog post to provide some updates on my current thinking on the nature of Demand Avoidance…

DEMAND AVOIDANCE PHENOMENA: IS ALL DEMAND AVOIDANCE IRRATIONAL & HOW USEFUL IS THE CONSTRUCT AT PLUGGING THE GAP CREATED BY THE DSM-5?

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…

DEMAND MANAGEMENT PHENOMENA AND ITS RELATION TO AUTISM: NOT ANOTHER DIAGRAM?

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…

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…

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).…

CAN REINFORCEMENT BASED APPROACHES CAUSE BORDERINE PERSONALITY DISORDER IN PERSONS WITH PATHOLOGICAL DEMAND AVOIDANCE?

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…

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…

13th OF FEBRUARY 2020 UPDATE TO THE LIST OF DEMAND AVOIDANCE PHENOMENA ARTICLES.

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…

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…