Avoidance coping, a kind of coping that is generally considered maladaptive, as it promotes an exaggerated fear response through negative reinforcement
Avoidant personality disorder, a personality disorder recognized in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Conflict avoidance, a controversial method of dealing with conflict
Experiential avoidance, attempts to avoid thoughts, feelings, memories, physical sensations, and other internal experiences
Australian Aboriginal avoidance practices, relationships in traditional Aboriginal society where certain people were required to avoid others in their family or clan
Avoidance (novel), a 2002 novel by Michael Lowenthal
Avoidance (TV series), a 2022 British comedy-drama series
Avoidance play, a card play technique in contract bridge designed to prevent a particular defender from winning the trick
