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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]
The relationship between schizoid personality disorder (SzPD) and avoidant personality disorder (AvPD) has been a subject of controversy for decades. [1] [2]Today it is still unclear and remains to be seen if these two personality disorders are genuinely distinct, but overlapping, personality disorders, or if they are merely two different phenotypic expressions of the same underlying disorder.
As the name suggests, the main coping mechanism of those with AvPD is avoidance of feared stimuli. Those affected display a pattern of severe social anxiety , social inhibition , feelings of inadequacy and inferiority , extreme sensitivity to negative evaluation and rejection , and avoidance of social interaction despite a strong desire for ...
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Borderline personality disorder is seen in association with mood and anxiety disorders, with impulse-control disorders, eating disorders, ADHD, ASD, or a substance use disorder. Avoidant personality disorder is seen with social anxiety disorder.
People with avoidant personality disorder may struggle with emotional closeness because they view themselves negatively and fear criticism.
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Asociality is common amongst people with avoidant personality disorder (AvPD). They experience discomfort and feel inhibited in social situations, being overwhelmed by feelings of inadequacy. They experience discomfort and feel inhibited in social situations, being overwhelmed by feelings of inadequacy.