Cluster C Flashcards
Cluster C PD
Avoidant
Dependent
Obsessive-Compulsive
Avoidant PD
social inhibition
feelings of inadequacy
An intense fear of criticism and rejection
Dependent PD
excessive need to be taken care of
fear of abandonment
Obsessive-Compulsive PD
perfectionism
preoccupation with orderliness
mental-interpersonal control
Difference between Avoidant and Dependent PD
Avoidant has an avoidance of rejection
Dependent focus on someone being taken care of
Difference between avoidant PD and Schizoid/Schizotypal PD in terms of relationships
Avoidant want to be in a relationships whereas Schizoid and Schizotypal prefer isolation
Paranoid PD vs Avoidant PD in terms of reluctance ( an unwillingness to do something) to others
Paranoid: found inadequate to a fear of other malicious intent
Avoidant PD: fear of being embarrassed
Dependent PD vs BPD fear of abandonment
Dependent PD: urgently seeks a replacement relationship
BPD: emotional emptiness