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The 24 pages that link to Negative reinforcement, each with the reason it gives.

• Obsessive–compulsive disorderRelated: Rituals can persist when temporary relief reinforces their repetition.

• Avoidance copingRelated: Relief after avoiding a threat can reward avoidance and make it more likely next time.

• Avoidance learningRelated: Avoidance actions become more likely because they prevent or reduce something aversive.

• Avoidance behaviorRelated: Leaving a feared situation can become more likely because it immediately reduces distress.

• Safety behaviorRelated: Relief after a safety behavior can reinforce repeating it.

• AddictionRelated: Substance use may persist because it briefly relieves withdrawal, distress, or other aversive states.

• ObsessionsRelated: Temporary relief after a compulsion can strengthen the cycle that maintains it.

• TrichotillomaniaRelated: Temporary relief after pulling can strengthen the behavior over time.

• Nicotine dependenceRelated: Using nicotine can temporarily relieve withdrawal, reinforcing continued use.

• School refusalRelated: Relief after staying home can strengthen school-avoidant behavior.

• Self-harmRelated: Short-term relief can strengthen self-harm even when it creates longer-term harm.

• Compulsive behaviorRelated: Relief after an act can strengthen the cycle that makes compulsions recur.

• NecrophobiaRelated: Escaping a feared cue brings short-term relief, which can strengthen future avoidance.

• Psychological dependenceRelated: Using to relieve distress can strengthen repeated use through negative reinforcement.

• ArithmomaniaRelated: Temporary relief after counting can strengthen the ritual and its repetition.

• GenophobiaRelated: Relief after avoiding sexual activity can make future avoidance more likely.

• GynophobiaRelated: Relief after avoiding a feared encounter can make avoidance more likely next time.

• PhilophobiaRelated: Relief after withdrawing from closeness can reinforce future withdrawal.