BIOL 110 Lecture Notes - Antipsychotic, Otto F. Kernberg, Avoidant Personality Disorder
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Have no sense of shame, or even their seemingly positive feelings for others and merely an act. Very passive (have difficulty initiating projects or doing things on their own), not being able to disagree with others, allowing others to make their decisions for them. They do what"s necessary to maintain a close relationship. Higher figures are around india and japan and more frequent in women. Co-occurs with borderline, schizoid, histrionic, schizotypal and avoidant personality disorders as well as with axis i diagnoses of bipolar disorders, depression, anxiety disorder and bulimia. Applies to those who have perfectionistic approach to life. Preoccupied with details, rules, schedules and the like. They pay so much attention to detail that they never finish projects. They are work rather than pleasure oriented and have inordinate difficulty making decisions and allocating time. Poor interpersonal relationship because they are stubborn and demand everything to be done a certain way.
