Behavioral Inhibition System (BIS): Anxiety & Avoidance
Introduction to the Behavioral Inhibition System (BIS) The Behavioral Inhibition System (BIS) stands as a foundational construct within personality psychology, particularly central to Jeffrey Gray’s influential Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory (RST). Conceptually, the BIS is defined as a neurobiological system responsible for detecting and responding to environmental cues signaling potential punishment, non-reward, or, crucially in the […]