PSYC 3230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Schizoaffective Disorder, Obsessive–Compulsive Personality Disorder
26 Mar 2018
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May be linked to schizophrenia; occurs more often in relatives of people with schizophrenia. There are actually a number of well controlled studies on treatment for avoidant pd. Good relationship with therapist is important for treatment success. Pervasive and excessive need to be taken care of, which leads to submissive and clinging behavior and fears of separation. Reliance on others to make major and minor life decisions. Not well understood due to lack of research. May seem like ideal clients on the surface because of attentiveness and eagerness to give responsibility of their problems to the therapist, but this negates major goals of therapy. Treatment targets include skills that foster confidence and independence. Pervasive pattern of preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and mental and interpersonal control (at the expense of flexibility, openness, and efficiency) Excessive and rigid fixation on doing things the right way. Unwilling to delegate tasks because others will do them wrong.
