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Food avoidance due to sensory issues often develops in early childhood and is long-lasting. [2] [9] People might also avoid certain foods or restrict the amount of food they eat out of fear of negative consequences such as choking, vomiting, or stomach aches. In many cases, this behavior is motivated by a previous traumatic experience related ...
Avoidant personality disorder (AvPD), or anxious personality disorder, is a cluster C personality disorder characterized by excessive social anxiety and inhibition, fear of intimacy (despite an intense desire for it), severe feelings of inadequacy and inferiority, and an overreliance on avoidance of feared stimuli (e.g., self-imposed social isolation) as a maladaptive coping method. [1]
A common tendency is for individuals to avoid complex sensory environments because of this hypersensitivity. [3] Monotropic individuals may suppress attention and focus on something else, or develop great depth in a given interest or skill. [4]
Similar ideas are expressed by early humanistic theory: "Whether the stimulus was the impact of a configuration of form, color, or sound in the environment on the sensory nerves, or a memory trace from the past, or a visceral sensation of fear or pleasure or disgust, the person would be 'living' it, would have it completely available to ...
First, consumers must try to limit the intake of external information and sensory inputs to avoid sensory overload. [32] This can be done by tuning out irrelevant information presented by the media and marketers to get the attention of the consumer. Second, record important information externally rather than mentally.
Sensory processing sensitivity (SPS) is a temperamental or personality trait involving "an increased sensitivity of the central nervous system and a deeper cognitive ...
Whether you’re gearing up for a marathon day of holiday cookie baking, or you’re simply whipping up your favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe, you'll want to avoid these common mistakes.
Some people have an abnormally high or low absolute threshold for one or more senses that interferes with their quality of life. They tend to avoid stimulation, seek after it, or perhaps not notice it at all. This can be diagnosed as a sensory processing disorder, also known as sensory integration dysfunction, which is common in people with autism.