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Personality Disorders Cluster C. American psychiatric association 1980 diagnosis of cluster c personality disorder that is avoidant obsessive compulsive or dependent personality disorder pd clients whereas the remaining 87 did not non personality disorder. People with cluster c personality disorders are typically very cautious and fearful especially in personal relationships. Disorders in this cluster include. The most common trait shared among these disorders is an overwhelming level of anxiety.
Cluster c disorders are considered to be the anxious fearful cluster. Avoidant personality disorder is marked by low self esteem and hypersensitivity to the concept of being rejected or dismissed by others. Ego syntonic happy with how they are. Dsm 5 the ten personality disorders. They include avoidant personality disorder dependent personality disorder and obsessive compulsive personality disorder. Hypersensitive to rejection compulsive.
Intense anxiety and fear mark cluster c personality disorders.
Cluster c is called the anxious fearful cluster. Avoidant seeks social relationship but avoids social situation. They include avoidant personality disorder dependent personality disorder and obsessive compulsive personality disorder. Intense anxiety and fear mark cluster c personality disorders. Obsessive compulsive inflexible but inefficient obsessive compulsive personality disorder. Cluster c personality disorders cause interpersonal friction due to the person s inability to face certain fears.