What is the psychology behind not wanting to perform a task after someone tells you to do it, even if you were going to do it anyways?
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Pathological demand avoidance is anxiety/performance based. I think the more appropriate term would be counter-will. As far as I remember, it’s hypothesized that going against what you’re being asked helps to better define you as an individual while you’re in early developmental stages.
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