Avoidant Personality Disorder, Traits, and Type
2012 ◽
pp. 548-565
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In this chapter, the evolution of the avoidant personality disorder (AVPD) diagnosis, its current status, and future possibilities are reviewed. AVPD is a chronic and enduring condition involving a poor sense of self and anxiety in social situations, and it is marked by fears of rejection and a distant interpersonal stance. AVPD may be conceptualized at the severe end of a continuum of social anxiety. In the extreme, traits, mechanisms, and symptoms become integral to chronic dysfunction in personality and interpersonal style. While AVPD is a valid diagnostic construct, the optimal organization of AVPD criteria for the diagnosis, and the relationship of avoidant personality traits to anxiety, remain to be determined.
1991 ◽
Vol 32
(6)
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pp. 496-502
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2000 ◽
Vol 15
(3)
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pp. 151-159
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2019 ◽
Vol 33
(3)
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pp. 289-309
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2020 ◽
Vol 32
(3)
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pp. 1395-1415
1996 ◽
Vol 11
(Supplement 3)
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pp. 109-112
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2008 ◽
pp. 289-303
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1996 ◽
Vol 50
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pp. 95-100
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