avoidant personality disorder (APD) is characterized by extreme social inhibition, lack of ability, and excessive sensitivity to negative evaluation and rejection. Avoidance personality disorder not only manifests itself as shyness or poor socializing, but also causes serious problems that affect the ability to communicate with others and maintain various relationships in daily life.
About 1% of the general population suffer from avoidant personality disorder.
In social situations, avoidant personality disorders may become embarrassed because they are afraid of saying the wrong words, blushing, eating, or other reasons. Patients may also spend a lot of time anxiously studying people around them to obtain signals of consent or rejection.
Avoidance personality disorder is related to genetics.
Many symptoms of avoidant personality disorder are usually the same as those of other diseases, especially generalized social phobia. (generalized social phobia, GSP). Therefore, it is easy to confuse these obstacles. It may take some time for the doctor to make a clear diagnosis and choose the appropriate treatment plan for the patient.
Although the treatment of avoidant personality disorders varies, they all include psychological treatment. If symptoms such as depression or anxiety disorder Q are also diagnosed, medications can be taken appropriately. Personality disorder. Once it is formed, it is not easy to correct, and there is no special treatment method in a short period of time. Therefore, it is crucial to start from the cause of the disease and take certain measures to prevent the disease. In daily life, establish good relationships with patients to avoid angering them. Encourage patients to treat society and things with a positive attitude, so that they can gradually learn to accept social behavior.
