"Anxious" or "Fearful" disorders
Personality disorders, in essence, are long term, inflexible patterns of behaviour which impact on one's daily life to such a point that they cause significant distress.
Avoidant Personality Disorder (Wiki)
Also known as "Anxious Personality Disorder"
Characterised by feelings of inferiority and helplessness, patients are hypersensitive to criticism and perceive their standing in society and associated situations very poorly. It usually manifests in early adulthood and is often traced back to parental and/or social rejection during childhood. Patients must meet at least four of the following criteria: unusual aversion to new experiences, poor self image, abnormal inability to involve oneself in social situations due to poor self image, hypersensitivity to criticism, unusual restraint in social situations for fear of negative reactions, preoccupation with acceptance to the point of selectivity in social situations, usually avoids social situations for fear of criticism.
Dependent Personality Disorder (Wiki)
Also known as "Asthenic Personality Disorder"
A disorder that stresses a dependance on other people, characterised by subservience and submission.
Patients with this disorder must experience five or more of the following symptoms:
- A fear of being independent or left to fend for oneself;
- A difficulty in making decisions by oneself;
- A need to keep relationships in close tow;
- Is subservient to the point of being incapacitated in judgement of others;
- Needs others to make important choices and decisions;
- An inability to perform or do work on ones own impulse;
- An excessive need to gain the approval of others;
- A difficulty in being left to one's own devices through fear of failure.
Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (Wiki)
Also known as "Anankastic Personality Disorder"
Not to be confused with OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder), OCPD is a personality disorder characterised with an abnormal fixation on rules and routine. Unlike with OCD, which makes patients obsess over rituals, OCPD forces sufferers to strive for perfection and makes them feel afraid or stressed if something is not quite right.