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Avoidant personality:
Definition
 | Persons with this personality disorder are hypersensitive to rejection
and fear starting relationships or anything new because they may fail or be
disappointed. This
personality disorder is a spectrum variant of generalized social phobia (see Ch.
187). Because of
their strong conscious desire for affection and acceptance, persons with an
avoidant personality
disorder, unlike those with a schizoid personality disorder, are openly
distressed by their isolation
and inability to relate comfortably to others. Unlike those with a borderline
personality disorder,
they respond to rejection with withdrawal, not temper tantrums. Persons with an
avoidant
personality disorder tend to have an incomplete or a weak response to anxiolytic
drugs.
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