TERMINOLOGY
CLINICAL CLARIFICATION
• According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSMS), avoidant personality disorder (APD) is associated by a pattern of hypersensitivity to negative evaluation, social inhibition, and feelings of inadequacy 7
• Individuals who meet the criteria: 2 o Being extremely shy, o Inhibited in new situations, o Fearful of disapproval and social rejection.
• Their fear of rejection is so overwhelming that is affects all aspects of their lives
CLASSIFICATION
• NotApplicable
DIAGNOSIS
CLINICAL PRESENTATION
• History o Avoidant personality disorder is a clinical diagnosis that requires a complete history with a direct behavioral observation plus a mental status examination
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- Avoids occupational activities that might lead to fears of criticism, disapproval, or rejection
- Is unwilling to get involved with people unless the patient knows they like him/her
- Shows complete restraint within intimate relationships
- Preoccupied with being criticized or rejected in other people
- Becomes inhibited in new interpersonal situations due to feelings of inadequacy
- See themself as personally unappealing, socially inept, or inferior to others
- Does not engage in personal risks or new activities becaue they might lead to embarrasment o Social anxiety disorders are often associated with other family members, a family psychiatric history might be required
• Physical examination o No specific physical examination findings have be link to avoidant personality disorder o A hearing exam should be assess as part of a general screening o Patients with disfigurement or with a chronic illness are more like to suffer from avoidant personality disorder
CAUSES AND RISK FACTORS
• Causes o No know cause
• Risk factors and/or associations o Age
- Not applicable
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- Indication o Personality disorders o Rorschach Psychodiagnostic Test
- General explanation o A psychological test in which subjects' perceptions of inkblot test are obtain and then analyzed while using psychological interpretation and complex algorithms o Clinician can use this test to examine the patient's personality characteristics and emotional functioning o In some cases it can detect underlying thought disorder, especially in cases where patients are do not want to describe though processes
- Indication o Personality disorders o Thematic Apperception Test
- General explanation o Projective psychological test o Proponents of this technique assert the patients o responses to reveal underlying motives and concerns o Also the way how the patient's see the world through the stories they create about the ambiguous pictures of people
- Indication o Personality disorders
• other diagnostic tools o Not applicable
DIFFERENTIAL
CLINICAL CLARIFICATION
• According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSMS), avoidant personality disorder (APD) is associated by a pattern of hypersensitivity to negative evaluation, social inhibition, and feelings of inadequacy 7
• Individuals who meet the criteria: 2 o Being extremely shy, o Inhibited in new situations, o Fearful of disapproval and social rejection.
• Their fear of rejection is so overwhelming that is affects all aspects of their lives
CLASSIFICATION
• NotApplicable
DIAGNOSIS
CLINICAL PRESENTATION
• History o Avoidant personality disorder is a clinical diagnosis that requires a complete history with a direct behavioral observation plus a mental status examination
o …show more content…
- Avoids occupational activities that might lead to fears of criticism, disapproval, or rejection
- Is unwilling to get involved with people unless the patient knows they like him/her
- Shows complete restraint within intimate relationships
- Preoccupied with being criticized or rejected in other people
- Becomes inhibited in new interpersonal situations due to feelings of inadequacy
- See themself as personally unappealing, socially inept, or inferior to others
- Does not engage in personal risks or new activities becaue they might lead to embarrasment o Social anxiety disorders are often associated with other family members, a family psychiatric history might be required
• Physical examination o No specific physical examination findings have be link to avoidant personality disorder o A hearing exam should be assess as part of a general screening o Patients with disfigurement or with a chronic illness are more like to suffer from avoidant personality disorder
CAUSES AND RISK FACTORS
• Causes o No know cause
• Risk factors and/or associations o Age
- Not applicable
o …show more content…
- Indication o Personality disorders o Rorschach Psychodiagnostic Test
- General explanation o A psychological test in which subjects' perceptions of inkblot test are obtain and then analyzed while using psychological interpretation and complex algorithms o Clinician can use this test to examine the patient's personality characteristics and emotional functioning o In some cases it can detect underlying thought disorder, especially in cases where patients are do not want to describe though processes
- Indication o Personality disorders o Thematic Apperception Test
- General explanation o Projective psychological test o Proponents of this technique assert the patients o responses to reveal underlying motives and concerns o Also the way how the patient's see the world through the stories they create about the ambiguous pictures of people
- Indication o Personality disorders
• other diagnostic tools o Not applicable
DIFFERENTIAL