Anna Schmid

Anna Schmid, M.Sc. is a Scientific Associate at the Chair of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Faculty of Human Sciences, Otto-Friedrich University of Bamberg. She works on behavioral addictions, focusing on the transition from goal-directed to automated behavior in internet usage disorders.

• Current research examines stress modulation of habit formation in gaming and shopping disorders (DFG-funded project FABEDO)
• Recent publications analyze Pavlovian conditioning mechanisms, cue reactivity, and reward processing in behavioral addictions
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams studying psychopathology and automated behaviors

Her work employs experimental paradigms and psychophysiological measures to understand addiction mechanisms.