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avoidant personality

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a·void·ant personality (-voidnt)
n.
A personality disorder characterized by hypersensitivity to potential or actual rejection and criticism, a strong need for uncritical acceptance, social withdrawal in spite of a desire for affection and acceptance, and low self-esteem.
avoidant personality,
a personality disorder characterized by hypersensitivity to rejection and a reluctance to start a relationship because of a fear of not being accepted uncritically. The person has a strong desire for affection and acceptance and may be distressed by an inability to relate comfortably with others.


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Once you start to avoid all social and public interactions, you may be diagnosed with a more serious problem of avoidant personality disorder.
Shyness: More Than a Feeling by Bruce, Debra Fulghum / Vibrant Life
But she also heeded destructive urges to abuse a wide variety of drugs and to seek anonymous sexual encounters, felt intensely self-conscious, careened between anxiety and depression, and showed other signs of what DSM labels borderline personality disorder, And to complete the triple whammy, her extreme inhibition and timidity supported a diagnosis of avoidant personality disorder.
Piecing together personality by Bower, Bruce / Science News
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