“avoidance conflict”

The following 2 entries include the term avoidance conflict.

approach-avoidance conflict

noun

: psychological conflict that results when a goal is both desirable and undesirable compare approach-approach conflict, avoidance-avoidance conflict

avoidance-avoidance conflict

noun

: psychological conflict that results when a choice must be made between two undesirable alternatives compare approach-approach conflict, approach-avoidance conflict


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