Avoidant Personality Disorder

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Avoidant Personality Disorder
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Avoidant Personality Disorder

• Avoidant personality disorder, also referred to
  as anxious personality disorder occurs when one
  gets the feeling of inferiority, social
  inhibitions, inadequacy, sensitivity, negativity
  and rejection despite having the desire to
  interact with others.Individuals having
  Avoidant personality disorder often feel that
  they are socially inept. Hence, they avoid social
  interaction as they fear being humiliated,
  rejected or ridiculed.Avoidant personality
  disorder leads to problems in day to day life as
  it affects the ability to interact and maintain
  relationships with others.

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Causes of Avoidant personality disorder

• The causes of Avoidant personality disorder may
  be influenced by various factors such as social,
  genetic, psychological as well as
  temperamental.Several disorders in childhood
  such as anxiety have been associated with
  temperament which leads to conditions of being
  shy, fearful and inhibited. This behavior can
  further lead to avoidant personality
  disorder.Emotional neglect during childhood and
  rejection by peers can also develop the risk
  causing Avoidant personality disorder.

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Diagnosis of Avoidant personality disorder

• An individual having avoidant personality
  disorder can be diagnosed with the help of a
  mental health professional, if they display the
  following symptoms
• Tendency to avoid activities that involve
  personal interaction
• Fear of disapproval from social settings
• Perception of self as inferior, inadequate or
  socially inept
• Avoidant personality disorder can be seen in
  children and adolescents however, it cannot be
  diagnosed in childhood. Fear of strangers,
  rejection and social awkwardness are common
  during adolescence.

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Symptoms of Avoidant personality disorder

• The symptoms of Avoidant personality disorder
  include
• Low self esteem
• Self-isolation
• Sensitivity towards criticism and rejection
• Feeling inferior and inadequate
• Avoiding work and relationship that requires
  interaction
• Social inhibition and shyness

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Treatment of Avoidant personality disorder

• The avoidant personality disorder treatment may
  vary from person to person. However, it includes
  talk therapy and if conditions like depression or
  anxiety coexist, the mental health professional
  may also advise to take medications.

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