Avoidant personality disorder (sometimes abbreviated APD or AvPD), or anxious personality disorder, is a personality disorder characterised by a pervasive pattern of social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy, and extreme sensitivity to negative evaluation. People with avoidant personality disorder often consider themselves to be socially inept or personally unappealing, and avoid social interaction for fear of being ridiculed or humiliated.

Avoidant personality disorder usually is first noticed in early adulthood, and is associated with perceived or actual rejection by parent or peers during childhood. Whether the rejection is due to the extreme interpersonal monitoring attributed to people with the disorder is still an open question.

Diagnostic criteria (DSM-IV-TR)

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The DSM-IV-TR, a widely used manual for diagnosing mental disorders, defines avoidant personality disorder as a "pervasive pattern of social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy, and hypersensitivity to negative evaluation, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by four (or more) of the following:

1. avoids occupational activities that involve significant interpersonal contact, because of fears of criticism, disapproval, or rejection
2. is unwilling to get involved with people unless certain of being liked
3. shows restraint within intimate relationships because of the fear of being shamed or ridiculed
4. is preoccupied with being criticized or rejected in social situations
5. is inhibited in new interpersonal situations because of feelings of inadequacy
6. views self as socially inept, personally unappealing, or inferior to others
7. is unusually reluctant to take personal risks or to engage in any new activities because they may prove embarrassing

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Can I be Manic Depressive and also have Schizoid and Avoidant Personality Disorders at the same time... http://bit.ly/5hpsni
InfectedDisease (Infected Disease) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:42:44 -0000
Can I be Manic Depressive and also have Schizoid and Avoidant Personality Disorders at the same time... http://bit.ly/5hpsni
@ZebuSimonRose Thanks. I am snow & ice avoidant as hate slipping sensation. Needless to say the trip to try skiing in Canada was a waste.
crimeficreader (Rhian Davies) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:02:19 -0000
@ZebuSimonRose Thanks. I am snow & ice avoidant as hate slipping sensation. Needless to say the trip to try skiing in Canada was a waste.
@nicbh And I wouldn't have had you down as avoidant either, you don't fear meeting people like I do
aidan124 (Aidan Chalk) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:23:33 -0000
@nicbh And I wouldn't have had you down as avoidant either, you don't fear meeting people like I do
@septicidal re your IMs OMG when he is he going to get food poisoning... avoidant fuck
GringaSalsera (GringaSalsera) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:41:20 -0000
@septicidal re your IMs OMG when he is he going to get food poisoning... avoidant fuck
12-Step Buddhist Group 7pm Zen Center of Portland. Topic: Love Addiction Part 2: The Love Avoidant. Meditate, dialog, discuss.
12stepbuddhist (12stepbuddhist) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:18:04 -0000
12-Step Buddhist Group 7pm Zen Center of Portland. Topic: Love Addiction Part 2: The Love Avoidant. Meditate, dialog, discuss.
@RachbotSeven Avoidant Personality Disorder. (and you have a nurse with you. negative four to your brains)
jeanbean88 (Cassidy Smith) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:20:11 -0000
@RachbotSeven Avoidant Personality Disorder. (and you have a nurse with you. negative four to your brains)

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