Loss aversion is a psychological phenomenon that refers to the tendency of people to strongly prefer avoiding losses rather than acquiring equivalent gains. In other words, the pain of losing ...

Aversion therapy, sometimes called aversive therapy or aversive conditioning, is used to help a person give up a behavior or habit by having them associate it with something unpleasant. Aversion ...

Food aversion refers to a strong dislike or avoidance of specific foods that extends beyond typical food preferences. Unlike simple dislikes, food aversion involves intense negative reactions to ...

Warning: this article contains a word that you might find offensive. In fact, some readers might find it so deeply unsettling that they might begin to wonder about the cause of their aversion. What is ...

Compulsive drinking despite serious adverse medical, social and economic consequences is a characteristic of alcohol use disorders in humans. Although frontal cortical areas have been implicated in ...

Experts tell us all about sexual aversion and how to cope with it... Dislike sex? (Thinkstock photos/Getty Images) Romanticrelationships are said to reach dizzying heights when fostered by ...

(MENAFN- DailyFX) A notable sense of fear spread through the financial system this past week. Where concern could be attributed to certain asset classes or a fleeting swoon previously, there was ...