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Avoidant personality disorder (AvPD), or anxious personality disorder, is a cluster C personality disorder characterized by excessive social anxiety and inhibition, fear of intimacy (despite an intense desire for it), severe feelings of inadequacy and inferiority, and an overreliance on avoidance of feared stimuli (e.g., self-imposed social isolation) as a maladaptive coping method. [1]
People with avoidant personality disorder, a Cluster C personality disorder.As the name suggests, the main coping mechanism of those with AvPD is avoidance of feared stimuli.
Avoidance coping is measured via a self-reported questionnaire. Initially, the Multidimensional Experiential Avoidance Questionnaire (MEAQ) was used, which is a 62-item questionnaire that assesses experiential avoidance, and thus avoidance coping, by measuring how many avoidant behaviors a person exhibits and how strongly they agree with each statement on a scale of 1–6. [1]
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People with avoidant personality disorder may struggle with emotional closeness because they view themselves negatively and fear criticism.
Anxiety disorders other than SAD are also very common in patients with SAD, in particular generalized anxiety disorder. [59] [60] Avoidant personality disorder is likewise highly correlated with SAD, with comorbidity rates ranging from 25% to 89%. [55] [61] [62]