Avoidant Personality Disorder

Cluster C - Personality Disorder

1. Avoidant (Anxious) Personality Disorder

2. Definition Avoidant personality disorder is characterized by feelings of extreme social inhibition, inadequacy, and sensitivity to negative criticism and rejection

3. The core features of this disorder are:

4. Negative Emotions

5. Detachment

6. Cluster C personality disorders Cluster C personality disorders are characterized by anxious, fearful thinking or behavior. They include avoidant personality disorder , dependent personality disorder and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder . It's not necessary to exhibit all the signs and symptoms listed for a disorder to be diagnosed.

7. SYMPTOMS

8. Symptoms of Avoidant Personality Disorder Avoids occupational activities Is unwilling to get involved with people Shows restraint within intimate relationships Is preoccupied Is inhibited Socially Inept Reluctant to take personality risks

9. CAUSES

10. CAUSES The cause of APD and other personality disorders is unknown. Researchers think genetic and environmental factors might play a role.

11. Avoidant personality disorder Prevalence: 0.5-1% of population Sex ratio: M=F Comorbidity: Social phobia, depression , anxiety Family: Cluster C disorders

12. dIAGNOSIS

13. Treatment

14. PSYCHOTHERAPY ( Individual and group therapy, typically interpersonal (IPT) ) MEDICATION ( Antidepressants and anxiolytics )

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