The phrase "avoidance of situations" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the act of steering clear of certain circumstances or experiences, often in a psychological or behavioral context.
Example: "His avoidance of situations that trigger anxiety has become a significant part of his coping strategy."
Alternatives: "steering clear of circumstances" or "evading certain scenarios".
One form of driving self-regulation is situational avoidance, the purposeful avoidance of situations perceived as challenging or potentially hazardous.
Agoraphobia, type of anxiety disorder characterized by avoidance of situations that induce intense fear and panic.
Rather, officials say, it is better controlled, after years of public education campaigns urging doctor visits, regular use of medication and avoidance of situations that trigger attacks.
"In the first five weeks after an event the responses people have that could be associated with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) – nightmares, flashbacks, avoidance of situations – they're normal reactions, thought to be useful in processing the experience," Davidson says.
Persons who experience life-threatening trauma (e.g., sexual abuse, combat, natural disasters) may be affected by recurrent intrusive thoughts and dreams of the traumatic event, abnormally increased alertness and anxiety, and emotional numbing as well as avoidance of situations that remind them of their trauma.
These emotional responses influenced future behaviors and social interactions, at times leading to avoidance of situations in which the confidentiality of their HIV status might be threatened.
Symptoms of anticipatory anxiety, distress when in the presence of the feared object or situation, and active avoidance of triggering situations are characteristic of individuals with specific phobias.
It was also established whether making up one's mind in such situation lead to avoidance of such situations.
The main symptoms of SP patients are fear of being potentially embarrassed in social or performance situations as well as avoidance of such situations (ICD-10 [ 10], DSM-IV [ 11]).
Its total score is composed by a fear factor (measuring the anxiety level of a given situation) and an avoiding one (related to the degree of avoidance of each situations).
Phobias are also common in late life and are characterized by excessive fear and, typically, avoidance of discrete situations (eg, fear of driving, fear of social situations).
